The major church-state case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court this term is Pleasant Grove City, UT v. Summum. It was argued last week. (See prior posting.) Apparently the White House wants to steer clear of the controversy. Here is an exchange from yesterday's White House press briefing (full text) by Press Secretary Dana Perino. The reporter asking the question was WorldNet Daily correspondent, Les Kinsolving:
Q: Does the President believe or reject the contention that the First Amendment grants the 33-year-old Summum organization a right to erect a monument to its Seven Aphorisms in the city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, because there's a Ten Commandments monument?WorldNet Daily reported today on the exchange.
MS. PERINO: Les, I really don't understand why you ask me these questions at the briefing. It's kind of a waste of your time, and it's a waste of everybody else's time. And it's really a waste of my time.
Q: No. This was page one.
MS. PERINO: I missed it.
Q: It was page one.
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Well, it's not really a federal issue and DoJ wasn't an intervenor, so I can give the White House a pass at this stage of the game.
What was far more important was the federal government's actively conspiratorial role in the San Diego cross litigation.
Kinsolving should know better than to try and trap Perino into making a statement on behalf of the White House about something over which they have no jurisdiction.
But Perino also should have said that straight out, rather than dancing around with the "I didn't see it" excuse.
Boy, its tough to know who to root for on this one. On the one hand, yes, the White House is being unnecessarily evasive. On the other hand, any question from WorldNutDaily is a waste of time.
Actually, the deputy solicitor general participated in oral arguments and the US filed an amicus brief. I would think the WH would have an official position on this.
Actually, the deputy solicitor general participated in oral arguments and the US filed an amicus brief. I would think the WH would have an official position on this.
white house from name itself we can know what it is exactly.
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