It's obvious that George's thinking is tainted. For example Stem Cell research cannot be permanently stopped, scientific advances never are. A Globe&Mail poll indicated that a high percentage/majority of Canadians approve of the research.
2006-09-03 11:18:37 · 21 answers · asked by KEVIN J 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The constitution does not say anything about the separation of church and state, it forbids the creation of a state religion.
It was a Supreme Court decision that (wrongfully) forwarded that decision. The Supreme Court is empowered to interpret the constitution, they should not be in the business of creating law, that is the job of the legislature. The Supreme Court is supposed to serve as a check and balance to make sure the other branches act within their scope as authorized by the constitution, they are not supposed to be legal activists creating laws.
So while Bush's decision may be short sighted, it is not unconstitutional.
2006-09-03 11:32:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of the term, as mentioned previously, the clause is in the first ammendment, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." This is the establishment clause often cited in Supreme Court rulings on school prayers and such.
The current administration is still with in those perameters with the choice not to allow federal money for embrionic research and is therefore constitutional.
All be cause another country or you thinks differently in no way means that something is unconstitutional. Remember the last part of that clause, "restricting the free excercise thereof".
2006-09-03 11:35:02 · answer #2 · answered by basavage81 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separation of church and state has been part of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Establishment clause for almost 130 years.
But the issue over stem-cell research is where the govt will choose to spend its money. And whether Bush's decision is rational or not, religiously-motivated or not, he has the legal authority to veto a spending bill. So, this one act is actually both legal and consistent with his constitutional duties.
2006-09-03 11:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The idea of separation of church and state was first corrupted with the Supreme Court's Roe vs Wade decision. Abortion is a moral issue not a constitutional issue. Moral issues must be settled at the state level.
From that decision it was all downhill, as the federal government has taken more and more state rights away.
2006-09-03 14:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you please post where in the constitution it shows a seperation of Church and state ??
And Christians have as much right to lobby for what they want as anyone, do you want to take away thier constitutional rights.
There is no seperation of church and state, never was, never should be. There is merely the protection of no one state( federal) church. It was not even to stop individual states from having a state church, since some did at the time, it was a rule for the federal government.
Please actually read the consitution , you have been sold a bill of goods by people who are anti christian
2006-09-03 11:55:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Separation of Church & State is unconstitutional, anyway. The amendment clearly states: Congress shall make no law regarding the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free practice thereof.
2006-09-03 11:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
See, the fact you even typed this question provides all the evidence one needs to know that you are not educated, but a parrot. There is no separation of church and state. And the stem cell issue is not at all correlated to that falsehood.
2006-09-03 11:28:36 · answer #7 · answered by Racist Beaner 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you actually knew what you were talking about, you would know that fetal stem-cell research has never cured a single decease even though they have been researching it to death. While adult stem-cell research has taken numerous deceases to a point of almost extension. Bush is refusing to make fetal stem-cell research legal, not just stem-cell research. Know what you are talking about before you start mimicking the leftist media spoke-holes.
2006-09-03 11:27:35 · answer #8 · answered by Pureheaven 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To answer THAT question, it's the church and religion that influences the president to not support stem cell research.
2006-09-03 11:23:30 · answer #9 · answered by mack C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What in the he77 does the Separation of church and state have to do with stem-cell research???
2006-09-03 11:22:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋