Separation of Church and State?
David Farber <[email protected]>
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Begin forwarded message: From: Dan Brown <[email protected]> Date: September 30, 2006 8:32:26 AM EDT To: [email protected] Subject: Separation of Church and State? For ip? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/ AR2006092901055.html?referrer=emailarticle By Erwin Chemerinsky Special to washingtonpost.com Saturday, September 30, 2006; 12:00 AM "With little public attention or even notice, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that undermines enforcement of the First Amendment's separation of church and state. The Public Expression of Religion Act - H.R. 2679 - provides that attorneys who successfully challenge government actions as violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment shall not be entitled to recover attorneys fees. The bill has only one purpose: to prevent suits challenging unconstitutional government actions advancing religion." ... -- Dan Brown [email protected]