January 19, 2005

Rehnquist closes book on atheist's inaugural attempt

An atheist lost his bid Wednesday to have the Supreme Court bar the saying of a prayer at President Bush's inauguration.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist denied Michael Newdow's claim that a prayer at Thursday's ceremony would violate the Constitution by forcing him to accept unwanted religious beliefs.

In so doing, Rehnquist also rejected Newdow's request to recuse himself from the case because he is scheduled to swear in Bush.
[Really asked for the sky, didn't he, as well as being so appealing to the court?
As this Newdow schmuck will find out in the next life, people in Hell want ice water, but they never get it!--Jen]
Newdow had argued that Rehnquist had become a willing fixture in a government ceremony "infused with sectarian Christian religion" and thus had a conflict of interest.

What a maroon!
(How does Newdow get to the Supreme Court so easily and so often?...oh wait! I forgot that virtually every Liberal Dimocrat is a trial lawyer!)

I was dismayed to read last week that Justice Rehnquist was seen in public and was strikingly frail and sick, but this week, it seems he's a little better!
I'm sure that shutting down an anti-American creep like Newdow plus the excitement of President Bush's second inauguration tomorrow are helping to bring the blood to his cheeks!
Lord love him!
Do add the Chief Justice to your prayer list, along with Army Chaptain Shackleford and his soldiers and the Iraqi election (See post below this one.).
He's a good man who's given a long life of faithful service to our country and its Law and he's having a very bad time from thyroid cancer and its treament.
His committment to swear in President Bush no matter his personal physical condition shows his love and dedication to what and who is good and true and just for our country--we can require no more of our Chief Justice.