Well, first, I said "juridical", not "judicial." Second, our laws have come from somewhere, and that somewhere includes, in part, Moses. Hence heritage.

On Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 10:50 PM, Paul Finkelman wrote:

Since the court has NEVER cited the 10 C or hte Bible as legal authority for anything, I am curious how it can be part of our judicial heritage?

Steven Jamar wrote:

I think the Court could dividedly say that the 10 Commandments are part of our juridical heritage . . .



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