Supreme Decision

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Although I had not heard of this court decision, I am not surprised to see that the Supreme Court ruled the way it did. I can understand that they do not want the courts to be flooded with hundreds upon thousands of cases, most of which would probably be insignificant and too vague to make a decision, but I do agree with the opposition that this limits the separation of church and state amendment. When it comes down to it though, there are too many people out there that would sue the government for personal issues and try to contest things that they personally do not agree with, and seeing how deeply rooted religion can be in some people, even if they receive a ruling against them, the appeal process could end up causing an even larger back-up in the system. I am a personal believer in the clear separation of church and state, but experiencing the last five-ten years of my life, and watching how many ridiculously stupid cases have been brought to the courts, I would not want to deal with that as a judge either. I realize that this is something much more serious than McDonald’s coffee spilling on someone’s lap, but I also do not think religion is something concrete enough to be brought to court on a consistent basis and from many different angles. It will take time to see whether or not this decision, made nearly six months ago, will end have having a dramatic effect, or whether there is just a false alarm.