From World Net Daily: "If you are nostalgic for the days when the Ten Commandments were posted in public buildings, you might want to consider visiting the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians."The tribal council is making plans to mount a copy of the Ten Commandments in the council house where government meetings are held, and possibly display them throughout other public buildings in the Cherokee Nation of western North Carolina.
According to the Cherokee Nation's Attorney General David Nash, there is no First Amendment issue involved, and even if the American Civil Liberties Union wanted to make one, it can't. His position is that the U.S. Constitution does not apply to the Cherokee, nor to any other Native American tribe for that matter.
"We are a sovereign nation and we can pretty much post anything we want in our council chambers," said Kephart. "For once the federal government is not going to tell us what to do."
It occurs to me that if they are really looking to maximize public exposure to the Ten Commandments, they might consider mounting them over the slot machines in their casinos.
4 comments:
I have found interesting/bizzare stories in all kinds of places.
Or maybe it is because you are a right-wing slogan-shouter.
So it does not matter what the substance of a story is, if it comes from a source you don't like, it's somehow illegitimate to cite it?
An interesting view, but not one that reflects well on your intellectual capacity.
I suppose if the New York Times ran the story then it would be OK to talk about it, as long as the Times is cited instead of WND.
Now that's funny.
No, you silly. The NYT is not a legal source, either; therefore, it is unacceptable for a lawyer to cite it. You really are a slogan-shouter.
Likewise, seeing that the Supreme Court did not rule that the 10 Commandments could never be displayed (nor did they address the applicability of them to Indian Tribes) it is grossly inaccurate to say that they are “flaunting” the Supreme Court.
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