Leftist Judge Rules National Day of Prayer Is Unconstitutional
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, April 16, 2010, 6:23 AM
The commie left was at it again yesterday…
Barbara Brandriff Crabb has been a federal district court judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin since Jimmy Carter nominated her in 1979.
A Wisconsin federal judge ruled that the National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional on Thursday.
CNS News reported:
Conservative legal experts say a federal district judge in Wisconsin had no legal basis for declaring the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional – and predict the decision cannot stand.
“If the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, then the Constitution itself if unconstitutional,” Mathew Staver, president of Liberty Counsel and dean of the Liberty University School of Law in Lynchburg, Va., told CNSNews.com.
“The National Day of Prayer – or prayer itself – is older than the Constitution,” Staver said. “There is no question it will be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.”
In a decision released Thursday, U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb in Madison,Wis., declared unconstitutional a 1988 federal law giving the president the authority to designate the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer.
They will not be content until Christianity is erased from society.
Bad to the Bohn has more on the National Day of Prayer.
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Andreas K. commented:
Then I would argue that the “Day of Work”, aka May 1st, which the commies love so much, is unconstitutional as well.
Freddy commented:
Under this logic how can the Federal government declare Christmass a national holiday?
Trish commented:
But an hour of silence for gay people is okay? Hm?
Is everything sacred except the act of being sacred?
I hate these leftists for making me hate them.
Kevin P commented:
So that’s what Hell’s gatekeeper looks like!!!
Peggy commented:
Another mean-faced clipped-hair liberal woman.
Stuart commented:
I’ll bet it wouldn’t be unconstitutional If we all worshiped Obama.
Trish commented:
Shhhhhhhhhh, Freddie- don’t give them any ideas….
redc1c4 commented:
and yet her court, like all others, requires that you “pray” to the court for relief when you file a motion…. hypocrisy, thy name is lawyer.
BigJ commented:
So an atheist was “offended” by the National Day of Prayer. Boo frickin’ hoo. What if I feel offended by Cesar Chavez day? Will that be removed, too?
Melvin Winter commented:
Related parody: Supreme Court Strikes Down Constitution http://optoons.blogspot.com/2010/04/supreme-court-strikes-down-constitution.html
kate commented:
Tangerine lipstick is a terrible color on her.
(Nicest thing I can say)
Kevin P commented:
Just noticed this – her last name is Crabb !!!
Reality IS stranger than fiction!
Militant Conservative commented:
Must have been an affirmative action hire. Obviously did’nt learn any law in school and DEFINATELY DID NOT sleep here way to her current station. Just thinking about that makes me have to go take a shower. powder is dry.
Kevin P commented:
Barbara B. Crabb – is this an Onion piece? B. Crabb… I’m ROFL
B. Crabb strikes down day of prayer…. and then to see her picture… God has a WONDERFUL sense of humor!
marie commented:
How does one judge get to decide what applies to the entire country? I don’t get it. I pray every day, so lady, deal with it.
Texmom commented:
She seems like she’d be just the choice Obama might like for a Supreme Court nominee.
down with dems commented:
The National Day of Prayer doesn’t say “you must pray to this specific God”, therefore it doesn’t endorse a specific religion. It also doesn’t say “you must pray, you have no option to not pray”, and anyone who so desires is free to not pray. This world is getting ridiculous.
noislamocommie commented:
Man…let’s say a prayer for Judge Crabb outside her court.
BuddyG commented:
Barbara B Crabb
Hey her name is a palindrome
kinda sorta
oh wow ho
Mary commented:
The president has said he will still hold the National Day Of Prayer regardless of what this judge has ruled. Good for him for standing up for what he believes in!
Not sure why he’s being slammed…he wants the National Day Of Prayer, he’s not the one against it.
retire05 commented:
Perhaps Judge Crabb, appointed by Jimmie Carter, should read this:
“As the safety and prosperity of nations ultimately and essentially depend on the protection and blessing of Almighty God, and the nation acknowledgment of His truth is not only an indippensable duty which the people owe to Him, ……
I have therefore thought it fit to recommend, that Wednesday, the 9th day of May next be observed thoughout the United States, as a day of Solemn Humiliation, Fasting and PRAYER.
John Adams,
March 23, 1798
Red commented:
This is actually good news.
Joanne commented:
This doesn’t stop Christians in the United States deciding on a National Day of Prayer for themselves. You do not need the government to issue a National Day of Prayer anyhow for a Day of Prayer to be effective. God listens to who He chooses.
And it is true, these people will not be satisfied until Christianity has no place in the entire U.S. – they will start wherever they can make a difference in favor of their agenda.
Opaobie commented:
Mark Levin had an excellent commentary on this nonsense. Using her logic, the Declaration of Independence would be unconstitutional. Essentially, the activist judiciary is like the Muslim Mullahs, THEY decide what is and is not acceptable religious activity, public or private…and we just take it…………for now.
Rachelle commented:
Isn’t Black History Month discriminatory and unconstitutional? Sauce/goose, etc.
If ‘diversity’ is so important for everything, why is it prohibited in ‘historically black (discriminatory) colleges?
I’m getting a little tired of different legal yard sticks for different groups.
If judges want to be legislators, it is time they were treated as such. If a federal judge blatantly ignores the Constitution or blatantly distorts it, she should be impeached for violation of her oath of office.
Federal judges remain on the bench forever subject to their good behavior. False rulings to shove a political agenda down our throats needs to be legislatively defined as bad (impeachable) behavior.
Militant Conservative commented:
SO THAT”S WHAT THE JOKER LOOKS LIKE WITHOUT MAKE UP!!!!!! ROFL
DavidL commented:
The judge appears to have come close to violating the Constitution, herself, from Article VI:’ [B]ut no religious Test shall be required as Qualification to Office or public trust under the United States.”
The judge has declared Day of Pray unconstitutional for violating a religious test she devised.
Carol B commented:
Today I heard some Constitutional scholars say that this could and should be easily overturned on appeal. That would require the Obama Administration and Atty General Eric Holder file a lawsuit on behalf of the Federal Government and the people of the US. Is anyone holding their breath waiting for that to happen???? Holder can’t even decide where to try the 9-11 Terrorists and has spent more time going after the CIA over “torture” allegations. We won’t see this extreme left administration protecting our rights, but rest assured they are protectiong the rights of the 9-11 Terrorists, the Fort Hood Terrorist, the Detroit underwear bomber…..
Why can’t the faithful have a National Day of Prayer, when the Communist Labor movement has Labor Day???? People of America wake up, before it is too late!
Chip Bennett commented:
I’ve only just begun to read this woman’s (I refuse to call her a judge) opinion and order, but she founds her opinion upon a faulty assumption regarding the First Amendment:
The Establishment clause has absolutely nothing to do with “freedom from disfavor or disparagement”. It simply means that the government cannot establish an official religion.
I have a feeling that her opinion will depend heavily upon this faulty assumption.
CommieBlaster commented:
OBAMA’s FORMER BOSS (ALICE PALMER) WAS A COMMUNIST – http://tinyurl.com/ycsv8gn
ar05075 commented:
The leftist biatch is looking for a spot on Bambi’s SCOTUS.
cargosquid commented:
So, if the government cannot issue a proclamation about religion, or order a religious act, then swearing in her court means nothing.
Elly commented:
I think we all should pray for her – every day.
Worst Things commented:
Now we know what Miss Crabbtree did when was finished teaching Spanky and the Our Gang kids.
pm commented:
What these Lefties don’t realize is they’re fighting the Creator. And they can’t possibly win.
They’ll find their efforts turned back on them in ways that bear His hand. Just look at what happened to Barry:
His betrayal of Israel begat Jewish Americans for Sarah Palin. (Reported by Atlas Shrugs, link above.)
Sojourner commented:
..Another statist Bench Barbie ruling. Too bad she didn’t note the second part of the establishment clause because she’s clearly violating it.
…(although, think about it.. her ruling is perfectly timed for lefties up for re-election.. they won’t have a prayer after November).
bg commented:
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National Day of Prayer Is Unconstitutional
Obama agrees..
[Obama cancelled 2010 White House National Day of Prayer ceremony. The National Day of Prayer has historically been the first Thursday in May, since Harry S. Truman put it into effect in 1952, but wasn’t official until the days of Ronald Reagan.
For eight years, the White House held a celebration on the National Day of Prayer, and last year Obama cancelled the celebration, and the ceremony has been cancelled for 2010. In 2009, CNN reported that Obama was toning down the National Day of Prayer by cancelling the White House ceremony, but that the official day was not cancelled.
The National Day of Prayer was created to remind people to pray for family, friends, the country, etc. It wasn’t created for a specific religion, but for anyone who wanted to participate.]
oh wait..
[One of those values is the freedom to practice your religion -- a
right that is enshrined in the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.]
Christians to Pray as White House Observes Ramadan
[“Since assuming office in January, President Obama has not only regularly passed up opportunities to affirm and celebrate America’s
Judeo Christian heritage, but at times, he’s appeared to go out of his
way to suggest the opposite is true,” said Shirley Dobson, chairman
of the National Day of Prayer Task Force.
“In light of these recent events, the president’s decision to carry on the tradition of hosting a White House dinner to celebrate the Muslim holy season of Ramadan is curious. Our disappointment, however, is not with the President’s decision to host such a celebration. Quite the contrary.
It’s simply unfortunate that he didn’t choose to extend the same level of courtesy and recognition this past May to the millions of supporters and organizers of the National Day of Prayer.”
The Rev. Johnny Hunter, an African-American pro-life leader who was arrested on the National Day of Prayer while praying outside the White House, said that by hosting the Ramadan observance President Obama
“is distinctly placing Islam above Christianity.”
"He's stated before the entire world that we're not a Christian nation," added the founder of L.E.A.R.N. Inc. "By him turning his back on Christians on a day when we're to pray to God, then turn around and make such a flamboyant move toward Islam, it tells me that it's not America that's not Christian, it's the president that's not Christian."]
@ 4:07..
i’m still waiting for someone to please inform me as to whether
or not Muslims fulfill Zakat is any business of a US President??
how about Constitutional?? /sarc/
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bg commented:
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OT (not really)..
Muslims Target Tariq Ramadan, Brotherhood
[Jasser said that Western elites misconstrue critical issues in the current struggle with radical Islam. They erroneously believe that the most important aspect of the conflict is whether an Islamist organization is violent or nonviolent.
But truly moderate Muslims spend most of their time dealing with the factors that drive people toward radical Islam. And a major factor is "political Islam," which Jasser described as "the 800-pound elephant in the room."]
[Salim Mansur urged Canadians to read French author Caroline Fourest's book Brother Tariq, which illustrates Ramadan's "double speak." Ramadan is trying to tell Western audiences that it is possible to reconcile Islamism and Sharia with liberal democratic concepts of freedom. Mansur said that is impossible because "we cherish individual rights," while Islamism represents a form of "collectivism" where liberty is subordinated to clerical decree.]
links @ link, and much more here..
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‘We are God’s partners in matters of life and death’
‘my individual salvation is not gonna come about
without a collective salvation for the country’ …
“Covenant for a New America”
[At a press conference on December 1... the possible Presidential contender said, '...the network that Saddleback has helped to create has as much reach as any institutional force in our culture and has probably a wider reach around the world than just about anything that's going on right now.... I hope one of the things that comes out of this conference that Pastor Rick has emphasized again and again, is no single branch of our society is going do this alone. If government thinks they can do it by themselves they're wrong. Churches have to recognize that they've got to be partners with the government. Business has an enormous role....]
UCC member Sen. Barack Obama discusses faith and politics
[Later -- during his interview with United Church News -- Obama continued his thoughts about religion and politics; specifically, the role of religious principles in reaching a balance between national security and social justice concerns.
"I believe that democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal values," Obama said. "Social justice and national security are both universal values, values that may originate for some in their religious beliefs, but are shared by us all."]
”I am certain nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after the mirage
of social justice.”
“I have come to feel strongly that the greatest service I can still render to my fellow men would be that I could make the speakers and writers among them thoroughly ashamed ever again to employ the term ’social justice’.”
~Friedrich A. von Hayek
[standard disclaimer: source Wikipedia]
Social Justice & Islam
ISLAM AND MARXISM
more here & elsewhere..
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Moriah commented:
Barbara Brandriff Crabb?
Her name says it all…
Rhymes With Right commented:
Obama is indicating he might issue a proclamation anyway. Wouldn’t that constitute an impeachable offense? Not, of course, that any patriotic American want’s Slow Joe in the White House.
Liz commented:
Her opinion was probably a fragmented sentence written in crayon with several reversed letters and mispellings. Can we get the poor woman her own copy of the Constitution please?
Daniel commented:
I declare this judge to be pitiful.
Roger commented:
I’m waiting for some left wing loon judge to rule that this country is unconstitutional.
Horizon3 commented:
Simple, Boot her out!
Why do people constantly get sucked into the progressive belief that a judicial appointment is for life?
Per The Constitution:
Article III
Section 1
The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Strange but I don’t see the words lifetime anywhere in that clause.
ProLifer commented:
WE SHOULD RESPOND WITH A NATIONWIDE TEA PARTY OF PRAYER!
JP commented:
God please deliver us from these ignorant theophobes and their ever-growing intolerance for Christianity.
They must lead such tortured and sad lives to feel the need to bash prayer and religion.
These little people need prayer in their lives more than ever.