Several cases are being heard before the Supreme Court today involving the public display of the Ten Commandments on government property in Texas and Kentucky. It's the first time the Court has really considered these cases since the movement to purge them from every public place really picked up steam in the mid-90's. Of course, the arguments will be heard in a room which features a carving of Moses carrying those same Ten Commandments.
It will be interesting to see if the logic of yesterday's death penalty decision (which was purportedly based on "the evolving standards of decency" and a supposed consensus that had emerged in the country on the issue) will apply to the Ten Commandments, seeing as though polls show something like 75-80% of Americans believe public display of the Decalogue is perfectly acceptable.
What do you want to bet the Court will suddenly and conveniently forget yesterday's reasoning?
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