Indiana School Not Canceling Graduation Prayer Without Judge Order

[nebula]

Updated April 02, 2010

Indiana School Not Canceling Graduation Prayer Without Judge Order

AP

A central Indiana district isn't calling off a planned high school graduation prayer unless a federal judge orders it.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/02/india...test=latestnews

[MorningGlory]

i dont understand. students are leading it. students voted on it. isn't "majority rule" what this country is all about?

*thumps hand on foreheard* what am i thinking? the majority seem to no longer have a say in things these days, do they.

Actually, no. We are a Federalist Republic, founded on the rights of the individual. We don't operate on the 'majority rules' concept. If this is not a private school then a judge can rule. I'm not sure about a FEDERAL judge though because all public schools are state run. Unless the case has been remanded to a federal court after being ruled upon by state courts.

[mulling]

shalom,

If I understand our republic, then the constitution is the foundation on which all our laws are founded upon.That being said even if the majority overules the minority, it still has to consider the rule of law. If we refuse to aknowledge the rule of law then the majority can rule by force. If the schools laws and bi-laws state that studants can conduct their own affairs by majority rule, that does not violate school policy, then let it be so. The bottom line is: if their is no law that superceeds the majority, then we live in a socialistic virging on a communistic country. Because in a communistic and socialistic country the strong rule and the weak submit. And the question is where do our laws of RIGHT come from? In God we trust not man.

Again , Shalom

Mulling

[Fraught]

i dont understand. students are leading it. students voted on it. isn't "majority rule" what this country is all about?

*thumps hand on foreheard* what am i thinking? the majority seem to no longer have a say in things these days, do they.

yes, i know that your heart is in the right place on this however, it is important not to confuse our system of governance with majority rule. you wouldn't want mob rule. (another way of putting it)