# H.R. 3799..let's take SCOTUS out of the Church/State debate..

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 19, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-r-3799-lets-take-scotus-out-of-the-church-state-debate/229943 "2004-02-19T04:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-r-3799-lets-take-scotus-out-of-the-church-state-debate/229943/41 "2004-02-20T21:59:48Z")

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> [@The\_Broken\_Column](#):
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> Or wait wait…I guess all those Political Scientists who say other wise are wrong? :rolleyes:

**T\_B\_C** , the fact that _you_ say it, and happen to be a political science undergrad, does not mean there are a legion of authorities out there echoing you. In fact, as usual when you claim one of your beliefs is commonly held in academia, there aren’t any outside the lunatic fringes. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-r-3799-lets-take-scotus-out-of-the-church-state-debate/229943/42 "2004-02-21T16:47:08Z")

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> [@James Madison](#):
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> After re-reading Marbury v. Madison I agree with Polycarp. …

Well!! Praise for my view from **James Madison**. And last month, offline, I was asked by a friend, a Mr. McCulloch, for my perspective on a legal question he had. To add to that, our neigbor Scott and his inlaws the Sanfords had me do some research regarding North Carolina inheritance laws.

I claim a Constitutional hat trick!! 😃

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**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-r-3799-lets-take-scotus-out-of-the-church-state-debate/229943/43 "2005-06-06T00:50:39Z")

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Thanks to all. I went to **Reeder** ’s link, and apologize for dredging up yesterday’s news. After all the legal hair-splitting, it looks like this is a frivolous sop to the religious right (especially when considering that the sponsors are corn-fed fire-and brimstone Republicans). What’s scary is that it’s gone from the house to the senate, and is now in committee. Here’s hoping there’s an outbreak of common sense on capitol hill.

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-r-3799-lets-take-scotus-out-of-the-church-state-debate/229943/44 "2005-06-06T20:22:27Z")

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Saw [this article](http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8923.htm) on the legislation today. Who wrote and/or sponsored this bill?

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