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Rev. Ted Haggard
  Local churches need to influence public policy.
  Separation of church and state.
    state cannot establish a church or prevent the free exercise of religion
      so, uh, how about the IRS laws?
      Will they attack the IRS laws?
  What was the third thing?!?!?!
Zell Miller
  His views are very much the same as Bill's.
  Men and women of conscience and courage have to stand up and be counted and say enough.
  Comparing now to women's suffrage
  And Dread Scott and Lincoln
  Lincoln could not remain silent and neither can we.
  The Supreme Court has been handing down decisions that people of faith cannot accept.
  yet he talks down about foreign countries.
  lots of fear mongering
Bill Donohue
  We are here because we are concerned about our culture.
  Not the strongest speaker
  "Nothing in the constitution to allow abortion"
  Doesn't understand how equal protection allows homosexuality.
  Wants to require a unanamous decision to allow the SCOTUS to overturn Congress.
    Not a new idea
    Near sighted
  structural change
    liberals don't want it
      makes a joke about counselors
        states that liberals don't believe in anything
        "they believe in what I call the King Kong theory of evolution"
    talking trash on evangelicals is bigotry
      so, is that the same for people who go after islamis extremists
  HA! talkoing trash on Nina Totenberg
    "Don't forget his wife was an officer in a pro-life organization"
  Left secularists are who are criticizing Roberts
  The left is getting nervous
    "The times they are a changing"
      Thinks the change is going their way
      The left has been "driving the bus"
        says the left makes the right sit in the back of the bus
        calling for a move to the front of the bus
        this is very clever
      tired of being second class citizens
It is not about John Roberts
  They are gearing up for multiple appointments. Roberts is just the beginning. God help us.
Live Outlining Justice Sunday II
  Overview
    I will be live-outlining Justice Sunday II.
    I will also be live-blogging Justice Sunday II from jaxn.org.
  I wrote several pieces prior to the event. A couple of short entries about the podcasts I hope to record during and after the event. I also wrote about Justice Sunday II and the Separation of Church and State and about what I think the is real intent of Justice Sunday II. I came to the conclusion that this event is not in violation of the first admendment nor is it in violation of IRS laws. However, I do think the event is designed to get around those laws while making it well know that these activist churches definitely support one political party (the neo-cons). This is about influencing voters but unfortunately it is all legal.
  Press check-in.
    1:30pm (I will probably get there about 2:30pm)
      I checked in at 2:30pm. I am in the media filing center where I imagine I will stay for the duration of the event. There are two big projection screens in here that will display the event.
    I was able to get my "press cedentials" through Charmaine's call for bloggers. All it took was to ask. I was a little surprised that they accepted me and gave me an invitation.
    I wonder if maybe the attendance is a little light (on the press side).
  Press Conference
    3:00pm
    "Had there been more dialog through the democratic process we would not need this event." Wow, the confirmation hearing hasn't event started.
    Chuck Holsen...
      Does not understand why this is a controversial event. Has worked in prison for 30 years. they are not a special interest group. All they want is justice. The bible says let justice run down...
      Talking about MLK's fight for justice and compares this to that.
      Can't have justice when people are making law from the bench.
    Ted Haggard
      He is sarcastic.
      Must have a constitution that sets a standard.
      Constution is the primary law of the land.
      We are now facing a trend to politicize the court by liberals under the guise of a living constitution. He defines 'living-constitution' as meaning the constitution doesn't mean what it really says. Yet the bible is a living document.
      Conservative justice means the constitution means what it says.
      What we are arguiing for here today is the rule of law.
      I am going to have alot to say about this guy...
    Focus on the Family
      We believe we are seeing an awakening that we first saw in the 2004 election.
    Harry Jackson
      What does the african american community want to say about these issues
        New morality that we share due to common faith
        Monorities care more about justice in America
        We need the "right" judges in the court.
        Doesn't want a maverick judge changing the law at the last minute.
        WHAT ABOUT DRUG LAW IN THE US?!?!?!
        WHAT ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY?!?!?
        Wants justice based on the bible.
      Jerry Sutton
        If youve read the declaration of independance then you know there are four references to God.
          That is not the endorsement of religion, it is the assumption that these are the values on which the country is built
          Talks about Sandra Day O'Conner saying "no one believes in this religios stuff anymore anyway..."
          "The majority of people in the US refuse to conceede that declaration of our foundation
        Cathy Cleaver Ruse
          Appeal to Catholics
          Country is finally awakening to Judicial activism
          pornography, abortion, homosexuals...
          The important cases
            All of which about the culture of live and the culture of death
              case about abortion
              case about euthenasia (sp?)
              may see a case about partial birth abortion
            Those three cases are what Justice Sunday is about.
        Rebecca St. James
          HER FAMILY OWES ME MONEY!!!!! About $7,000
    Question for Harry Jackson
      Court about the Death Penalty
    Question asked to Harry and Cathy.
      Are you not examples that the Constitution is a living document (i.e. sufferage)
      Cathy says that the amendment process has been ignored by activist judges but that the amendment process is a good thing.
    I have posted an entry about the press conference, the death penalty, minorities, and the Christian thing to do. Check it out.
  Pre-event downtime
    the media center has thinned out a little bit.
    There was a funny comment made during the press conference. A woman from the AP asked where Tom DeLay was and whether he would be available to the press. After avoiding the question for a while someone yelled out that he was "delayed". Get it?! HA!
    There is foood here for "the press". I enjoy being "the press".
    The other bloggers are talking about the protesters outside. I posted about it.
    Apparently I am the lone liberal blogger inside. I thought this might be true. Unfortunately my little site is being held up as example of equal coverage.
    Check out this post about the other bloggers making fun of a cross dresser.
  Justice Sunday II live
    The event is starting.
      they are starting with music.
      I can hear the event but there is not any video in the press room.
      The music is not bad.
    I think my site just went down.
      it didn't
    Jim Daly
      He is saying the ACLU would have taken the founding fathers to court over the separation of church and state.
    Tom DeLay
      Separation of powers
        legislative, justice,?
        This breaks down when there is encroachment
      He is praising John Roberts
      He thinks the conversation will hinge on the legislative activity of the Supremem Court
      Separation of judiciary and legislative branch
      "Handfull of lifetime appointed, un-elected judges.
    The issues
      Gay marriage
        to be defined by the SCOTUS if it is to be decided
      Don't Ask Don't Tell