Senator Feinstein's comments on Church/State Today

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And we cannot forget that in American history, Puritans, Baptists, Catholics, Jews and other religious individuals came to this continent looking for a society where they could be free from the persecution they faced in Europe and England.

In response, the Founding Fathers created a balance in the Constitution that provided for freedom of worship as well as for separation of church and state. In their efforts to protect against religious persecution, the Framers established a secular government that would remain separate from religion.

However, these basic principles could be severely weakened or unraveled depending on the Court’s allowing government funding of religious education, prayer in school, and the display of religious symbols on public property and land.

Statement of
The Honorable Diane Feinstein
United States Senator, California

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings
Nomination of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to be
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

http://judiciary.senate.gov/member_statement.cfm?id=1610&wit_id=2625

[Maat]

1. Ummm ... DiFi voted for school vouchers in D.C.

And most of that money went to private religious schools, who, no doubt, proselytized ad nauseum to their students.

So, forgive me, if I don't exactly consider her our best separation-of-church-and-state advocate.

[raising2moredems]

2. Probably the only way DC children will get ANY help with education

I'm surprised they are allowed to live in DC though not for lack of trying to kill any affordable housing there.

[still_one]

3. perhaps it has something to do with the election in 2006

[Webster Green]

4. She will never get my vote again!

Never!

Nothing she says or does will change my view that she is a closet repuke.

Fuck You, Di Fi!


Demand resignations! Now!

[still_one]

5. I will have great difficulty voting for anyone who gave bush the authority

to go into Iraq

Note Boxer didn't

The question is will any Democrat challenge her?