Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Louisiana Senate Passes 10 Commandments Bill

State legislatures roll on with their attempts to restore the display of the Ten Commandments on public property. Yesterday, according to 2theadvocate.com, the Louisiana Senate voted 34-1, and sent on to the House, a bill that would permit display of the Ten Commandments along with other specified historical documents. Under the legislation (SB 476), the Secretary of State’s Archives Division is to prepare copies of the various historical documents quoted in the legislation in a form suitable for framing. The will then be available for a fee to state offices, clerks of court, judges or other local governing authorities.