Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Busy day for the Supreme Court today...

The Supreme court ruled today on one of the most important first amendment cases in the past decade. In a unanimous vote, the court ruled that a religious sect could not force a city to allow them to erect a religious monument in a public park. The case raised important questions of what types of monuments would become mandatory to allow in public places if the religious sect won. Writing the opinion, justice Alito stated that this case favored the free speech of government. I agree with the ruling; the government should be allowed to express its own opinions and wishes because the people can always express their dissatisfaction by voting them out of office.

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