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Keep Religion Free in Your Community
Target: United States SenateSponsored by: Defcon - Campaign to Defend the Constitution
The Establishment Clause in the Bill of Rights is supposed to keep our government from interfering with religion, guard against the states' use of religion for political purposes, and ensure that the government does not act in a way
that prefers one religion over another, so that we may all worship freely.
But while the Establishment Clause protects our basic freedoms, it is not self-enforcing. If someone is forced to sue the government to protect their constitutional rights, justice and fairness dictate they be able to recover their legal fees expended to do so.
The Public Expression of Religion Act would prevent citizens from recovering their litigation costs if they sue to stop state-sponsored religion. This law is brazenly designed to make it next to impossible for private citizens to sue to protect their First Amendment rights because lawsuits are prohibitively expensive.
In other words, Congress and the Religious Right want to cement the establishment of their own religion as dominant via the force of the government, and the force of law.
Tell your Senators that religious freedom is more important than the agenda of the religious right!
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We signed the “Keep Religion Free in Your Community” petition!
# 350:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Marilyn Poblasco, California
# 349:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Rick Hart, Texas
# 348:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Gregory Spatz, Washington
# 347:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Richard Gano, Oregon
The Neocons are at it again!! Anything they can do to destroy this country and the Constitution!
The Neocons are at it again!! Anything they can do to destroy this country and the Constitution!
# 346:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Name not displayed, Georgia
# 345:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Julie Spruce, Texas
I believe that Lloyd Doggett will, in fact, help Keep Religion Free in Your Community.
I believe that Lloyd Doggett will, in fact, help Keep Religion Free in Your Community.
# 344:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Doug Harkins, Minnesota
# 343:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Daryl MacLaren, California
# 342:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Tomas Simon, New York
# 341:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
David Colvin, Ohio
# 340:
12:48 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Leslie C. Marks, Georgia
# 339:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Beatrice Williams-Rude, New York
We not only need freedom OF religion, we need freedom FROM religion.
We not only need freedom OF religion, we need freedom FROM religion.
# 338:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Mike Hreha, California
Our founding fathers knew the danger of mixing religion and government. That is why they insisted on separating the church and the state. Do not destroy our Constitution and the foundations of our democracy.
Our founding fathers knew the danger of mixing religion and government. That is why they insisted on separating the church and the state. Do not destroy our Constitution and the foundations of our democracy.
# 337:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Robert Schlagal, North Carolina
# 336:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Michael Fuller, California
The "religious right", like the silent majority before it, is neither. Stay out of my government! Stay in your church where you belong!
The "religious right", like the silent majority before it, is neither. Stay out of my government! Stay in your church where you belong!
# 335:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Mike & Joy Cook, Georgia
# 334:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Dale Must, Pennsylvania
# 333:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Celeste Burrows, Washington
# 332:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Juliann Berman, California
# 331:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Warren K Harrison, New Jersey
# 330:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Michael Flores, Texas
# 329:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Ralph Bocchetti, California
# 328:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
David K. Bowman, Washington
Get real, Dave and stop tampering with the consitution!
Get real, Dave and stop tampering with the consitution!
# 327:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
William Hutchinson, New Mexico
# 326:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Randi Perkins, California
# 325:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
John Cochrane, Ohio
Freedom of religion and Freedom FROM religion! !
Freedom of religion and Freedom FROM religion! !
# 324:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Julie Gengo, California
The religious right and it's goals go against what our founding fathers set up to do. Give us freedom, libety and justice for all and that includes those who have alternative belief systems. A seperation of church and state is part of this deal.
The religious right and it's goals go against what our founding fathers set up to do. Give us freedom, libety and justice for all and that includes those who have alternative belief systems. A seperation of church and state is part of this deal.
# 323:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Troy Henderson, Texas
# 322:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Kimberly Petry, Maryland
# 321:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Gerald Kern, Arizona
It is time to stop being a rubber stamp for the bushidiots.
It is time to stop being a rubber stamp for the bushidiots.
# 320:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Norman Hickenbottom, Illinois
# 319:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Carina Silfverduk, Ohio
# 318:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Dan Bernard, Maine
# 317:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
A Bonvouloir, California
# 316:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Chris Nolan, California
Keep the government out of my religion.
Keep the government out of my religion.
# 315:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Roger Chenez, New York
This is a mockery of the US Constitution.
This is a mockery of the US Constitution.
# 314:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Robin Posey-Blue, Virginia
# 313:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Maureen Besancon, California
# 312:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Kim Rapp, California
# 311:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Robert Singer, Georgia
# 310:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Young Van Sant, Georgia
# 309:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
David Wasserman, New Jersey
# 308:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
David Dresser, California
Theocracy is the most repressive form of government. Keep mythology out of politics and those of us who prefer religious freedom will stay out of your churches and temples.
Theocracy is the most repressive form of government. Keep mythology out of politics and those of us who prefer religious freedom will stay out of your churches and temples.
# 307:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Jennifer McMillian, Missouri
I am a Christian who does not want my freedom to worship as I see fit taken away.
I am a Christian who does not want my freedom to worship as I see fit taken away.
# 306:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Jeff Teague, Tennessee
# 305:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Lynn Watkins, California
# 304:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Carol Kessler, New York
# 303:
12:47 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Shannon York, California
# 302:
12:46 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Richard Meyerson, California
This country is based on the acceptance of all religions and the right to NO religion..do not mess with that!!!
This country is based on the acceptance of all religions and the right to NO religion..do not mess with that!!!
# 301:
12:46 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Paul Valencia, California