Appeals court reverses Ten Commandments decision

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Posting a copy of the Ten Commandments in the Grayson County Courthouse did not violate the U.S. Constitution, federal appeals judges ruled Thursday.

The decision clears the way for the county to return a copy of the commandments to the courthouse wall, where it once hung in a display with other documents such as the Declaration of Independence and a picture of Lady Justice.

A federal judge in Louisville ordered county officials to remove the Ten Commandments from the display in 2008.

Thursday's 2-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down that lower-court order.

http://www.kentucky.com/latest_news/story/1095997.html


District Judge who originally found the display unconstitutional
McKinley, Joseph H. Jr. (Born 1954 in Owensboro, KY)
Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 24, 1995

6th Circuit Majority
Forester, Karl Spillman (Born 1940 in Harlan, KY)
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1988
Sitting by designation

McKeague, David William (Born 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA)
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2005

6th Circuit Minority
Moore, Karen Nelson (Born 1948 in Washington, DC)
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 24, 1995

[RC]

1. This won't stand.

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2. SCOTUS would have to take it up

I can't access the court's decision...

[WCGreen]

3. Which ten commandments...

http://www.positiveatheism.org/crt/whichcom.htm

From where I sit, which ever list you pick is a de facto sanctioning of that religions world outlook. That would be putting one religion over the others with the full culpability of the state.

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4. There is only one true ten commandments in Kentucky, the majority's.