Oh, Charlie Crist. Thanks for bringing the church back into politics. Or thanks for letting it keep its grubby mitts in everything. But hey, we love the Jesus license plate, too! His pecs are so defined and his skin surprisingly supple-looking after being on the cross so long. He really was the king of kings!
That’s right. We at SCFOM think believe good ol’ Charlie doesn’t really want to support an unconstitutional Jesus license plate. Nah! He’s into guys! The license plate is just a cover!
In order to advance the gay Republican agenda, Charlie, we suggest license plates featuring the following people icons that you can likewise pass off as the will of the people:
And, of course, Cher.
We know these icons are a little mainstream. But if Charlie’s going to come out, he needs mainstream gay, not fringe gay. So help us help Charlie, and support the Jesus plate!
If you do not live in Florida, it is none of your business.
If you do not want that plate on your car do not purchase it.
Take a civics lesson, there is nothing in the Constitution that says there can be no religion in politics, or any “wall between Church and State” But to play along with your uneducated views, I will take the current liberal position:
According to the UK, Environmentalism is a religion,
http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2009/04/29/british-court-rules-that-environmentalism-is-a-religion/
and certain SCOTUS Justices believe we should consider International Law when ruling cases, so any new “green” initiatives are banned since they are ‘religious”.
I bet you will put up a post bashing The Obama any time now, being the unbiased journalists you are.
Oh, I am still waiting on the “tweaking” you give to those on the left of the political spectrum. It all seems pretty one-sded so far.
Jeepers. Your obsession with SCFOM is turning a little bit Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction.
Whew! Another thing you do poorly, hoosierboy: Floating quotes!
Look, man – er, boy. You clearly disagree with us. That’s fine. And you’re correct that there’s no line in the Constitution about a separation of church and state. Or in the bill of rights, for that matter.
To save you from clicking a link that isn’t ours, here’s something you may find useful:
“Two clauses in the First Amendment guarantee freedom of religion. The establishment clause prohibits the government from passing legislation to establish an official religion or preferring one religion over another. It enforces the ‘separation of church and state.’”
In other words, hoosierboy, letting a license plate with Jesus’ picture on it be available from a state agency is in breach of the bill of rights, which is a part of the Constitution, which makes the plate unconstitutional! And why? Because Crist, by approving the plate, tacitly prefers Jesus to, say, Allah. (Tacitly means silently.)
Kisses,
dave
Fox is already doing ‘fair and balanced’ …
Dude, I love your work. I read MANY websites every day, and comment on many of them. Does that make me “obsessed?”
Like I said, I was minding my own business when you brought me into your pathetic little world.
And FYI Therese, it was Dave who claimed this blog went after both sides in a comment at my place:
“First, our Web site/blog/whatever is designed to provoke, whether it’s liberal or conservative or (insert adjective here).”
I am just wondering when or where I could read it the posts that provoke the liberal position? So if you have issues with my comment you should bark at Dave.
No actually Dave, what the First Amendment says is
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;”
Nothing is said about “preferring one religion over another”. The second clause says the Federal Government cannot stop anyone from excercising their religious preference. So the First Amendment in no way limits this plate. I would also agree that if enough people wnated an Allah plate the State should go for it. Before you lecture me you should study the Constitution.
And more to the point, the Constitution is Federal. Not only does the First Amendment not apply, it is a State issue. See Amendments 9 and 10. You would have to look to Florida law to see if there is an issue with the plates.
So I guess one of the things you do poorly is research, eh Dave?
Ah, I see. You’re a constructionist! Shocker!
Unless it comes to the second amendment, I bet.
Anyway, I can’t imagine this staying at a state level for very long, but since we’re talking states, this here line’s from the Florida Constitution:
“Religious freedom shall not justify practices inconsistent with public morals, peace or safety.”
So I guess it depends on how your lawyer would argue that sentence, specifically “public morals,” and possible violation in the face of taxpayer money being used for an explicitly religious, state-approved object.
Oh, and this: “No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any sectarian institution.”
Yay! Internet argument!
i live in florida and i’m buying one so i can put a nice star upside down on the yellow circle. freedom of religion!
One thing I do have to mention about plates like this or the “in God We Trust” plate that can be found in Indiana: they do not give you a pass to drive like a jackass. Jesus does not like it when you cut people off on purpose.