Bill proposes to allow Ten Commandments display in public
Posted on November 28, 2005
WINDER, Ga. – Legislators have proposed a bill that could allow the Barrow County display of the Ten Commandments to return to the county courthouse.
House Bill 941, sponsored by state Reps. Tommy Benton, R-Jefferson, and Terry England, R-Auburn, would permit counties to display historical documents on public property. The bill, also co-sponsored by state Rep. Timothy Bearden, R-Villa Rica, was pre-filed this month before the General Assembly session that will reopen in January.
The proposal comes after previous controversy concerning the courthouse and the Ten Commandments. In 2002, a Ten Commandments plaque was displayed at the courthouse but the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2003 on behalf of an anonymous Barrow County resident to have it removed.
In July, Senior U.S. District Court Judge William C. O’Kelley ordered the plaque taken down, prohibiting what he said was “any substantially similar and unconstitutional presentation of the Ten Commandments” in the county courthouse.” The county complied and decided not to appeal.
England said the bill would allow counties to freely display historical documents “without threat from the ACLU for their every action,” England said.
The Ten Commandments, the Mayflower Compact of 1620, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are documents specifically included in the bill.
It is good to hear that some lawmakers are out there protecting our National history. I would like to see some other states doing the same.
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“It is good to hear that some lawmakers are out there protecting our National history.”
The “history” that exists only in the minds of the revisionist religious right, you mean? The “history” that boldly proclaims, in spite of ample evidence to the contrary, that the founders of the United States held Christianity high above all other brands of religious faith?
Just because a redneck republic like Georgia proposes something doesn’t mean that it’ll come to fruition. And don’t expect states no longer effectively operating in the late 1800’s to follow Georgia’s lead.
I could have sworn that that bill passed a long time ago. I think they call it the 1st Amendment or something. And then there’s the 9th and 10th Amendments. Did I miss a meeting?
Seriously, I applaud the efforst in Georgia, but haven’t they gotten the memo that the Constitution is unconstitutional?
Where did fecesonmelba go to school
Okay, which one of the Stop the ACLU fun bunch runs Christian Underground?
http://www.christian-underground.com/
Those of you who don’t grok that “God” is a neurotoxic pseudodrug need to reconsider. I’ve seen a lot of sites run by delusional Bible-pounders, but this one is the most flagrant example of dysfunction I’ve yet to find.