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[IP] Separation of Church and State?





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From: Dan Brown <brown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 30, 2006 8:32:26 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Separation of Church and State?


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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."

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