1.) Justice
Hugo Lafayette Black was a Supreme Court Justice from 1937 until 1971 and was
appointed to that position by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Justice Black was a
Democrat and represented Alabama in the United States from 1927 until 1937 when
he was appointed to the position of Supreme Court Justice. Black was noted to have been very supportive
of civil rights and liberal policies throughout his career as a Senator and a
Supreme Court Justice. One of the
biggest most landmark court cases Justice Black heard during his time in the
Supreme Court was Engel v. Vitale. This case dealt with the separation of church
and state and public schools beginning the day with a recited prayer. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the
court for this case. Black wrote that the
court had ruled that government written prayers were not to be recited in
public schools and were an unconstitutional violation of the establishment
clause of the First Amendment. I agree with Justice Black on his stance in this
case. I also believe his views on separation of church and state are right and
that there should be a strict wall of separation between church and state.
2.) I
believe that judicial review should be exercised regularly. I feel that it is
very important for the judiciary system to review laws passed and actions of
the other branches of government. This
ensures that the laws passed and actions of the other branches are
constitutional and does not impede on the civil liberties and equal rights of
all citizens of the United States. It is
the job of the courts to protect us as citizens from unjust laws and practices
that may arise within the national or state level governments.
3.) I
believe that the framers knew what was right when they wrote the Constitution. However,
they knew what was right in that time period and for what was happening in the
everyday life of America back then.
Times change and people change and our nation has changed dramatically
since the Constitution was written. With
the changing times and changing nation our Constitution must be allowed to grow
with it so that fair and just decision can be made for all citizens and it can
ensure that everyone shares equal civil liberties. Many people would disagree
with this reasoning of an un-strict constitution. But there is no possible way
the framers of the Constitution could predict or know the future of the country
and could not prepare for how much our nation has evolved, grew, and changed
since 1787 when they drafted the Constitution.
I commented on the following blogs:
Edward King: http://edking1963.blogspot.com
Tinisha Key: http://keytd.blogspot.com
Robert Cook: http://rcookclassblog.blogspot.com
Although I do not think that religion needs to be taught in public schools, I disagree that it should be banned completely and enforced at a federal level. The whole basis of this nation was liberty from an intrusive government. Why does the government need to regulate what goes on in school? Should this not be left to local cities and counties and the people who are personally sending their children to these schools? I do not wish to be impolite or disrespectful. In fact, I truly appreciate that you have your opinion and am glad that we are free to express our opinions, even though they differ. That is what makes this country so great! Thank you for sharing your opinion.
ReplyDeleteI agree that judicial review should be enforced regularly. I feel as though it is in our best interest to make sure our branches of governement are running correctly. I also agree that the Framers were intelligent and knew what they were doing. We should encourage strict construction of the Constitution. however, I disagree with yor sopport of your Supreme Court Justice. Everyone wants to prohibit prayer in public such as school, I on the other hand stand behind my right of freedom of religion and I can exercise this right wherever and whenever I want. I am a college Women's Basketball Coach and every game starts with prayer and ends with prayer. the players are not forced to pray; however, they are to remain silent and respect those that participate. People have taken separation of church and state too far...
ReplyDeleteWell written and informative. The separation of church and state is very important, even for people who are religious, because if the U.S. government chose one religion for us, people of other religions would be upset. Yes, the country has changed since the Constitution was drafted, but the fundamentals of the Constitution are still alive today.
ReplyDeletei also believe that judicial review should be followed. like i said in my blog, as econd opinion is always good because that way you arent just jumping to a conclusion but you haave two sides to look at and decifer which is going to be the best outcome in the end.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the judicial review should be followed. I think students should be allowed to freely practice their religion in schools. Its in our Constiution they should not be allowed to take that away from them.
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