--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: <snip> > > However, they have been unable to convince any > > parents to bring lawsuit against the local schools > > and the David Lynch Foundation over the TM Quiet > > Time issue so far, > > I believe that the Americans United for Separation of > Church and State can act on their own to bring suit.
Probably not. No standing. > > and it may be that neither John nor any of his > > fellow anti-quiet-time friends have standing in > > teh courts either. > > You don't need "standing in the courts" to initiate > legal action, Lawson. Not to initiate it, but it'll be thrown out of court if you don't have standing, so you might as well not bother. Do you even know what "standing" is? Here's a primer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_standing <snip> > Here's an example where the Americans United for > Separation of Church and State was effective in > making its case against TM being incorporated into > public schools: > > -- Calif. School Cancels Plans For Transcendental Meditation - Not an example, sorry. Americans United had nothing to do with the Terra Linda situation. All they're doing in what you quoted is reporting on the brouhaha.
