Mirror of Justice

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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Christmas cancelled by court!

It appears that the "War on Christmas" has been taken to the next level.  If this story from The Onion is reliable (ed.:  Why wouldn't it be?):

[L]iberal

U.S.

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt ruled the private celebration of Christmas unconstitutional Monday.  Per the court order, city workers take down the Christmas tree from

New York

's

Rockefeller

Plaza

.

"In accordance with my activist agenda to secularize the nation, this court finds Christmas to be unlawful," Judge Reinhardt said. "The celebration of the birth of the philosopher Jesus—be it in the form of gift-giving, the singing of carols, fanciful decorations, or general good cheer and warm feelings amongst families—is in violation of the First Amendment principles upon which this great nation was founded."

Bill O'Reilly . . . call your office!

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