Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Taxpayers Can't Sue Over Faith-Based Initiatives

The Christian Science Monitor has this report on yesterday’s Supreme Court opinion which seemingly closes the courthouse doors to citizens who wish to challenge government assistance to religion as a violation of the First Amendment. The report begins, “Taxpayers may not sue the White House to challenge alleged violations of the separation of church and state. In a case that challenged part of President Bush's faith-based initiative program, the US Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the suit – closing an avenue for enforcing the First Amendment clause prohibiting any federal law ‘respecting an establishment of religion.’”

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