Cass Sunstein's Article

Prof. Cass Sunstein's recent blog/article entitled, Taxpayers and Religion perked my ears.

I wouldn't consider myself a religious person, nevertheless religion is a big part of my life. Even as I am such, it is still a bit eerie for me to know that the President is arguing that taxpayer's have no "standing" against government spending of taxpayer's money unless: 1) "Challenging a specific governmental mandate;" and 2) "taxpayer money is dispersed outside the government."

I don't know enough about this case (appearing before the Supreme Court), so I will not go indepth. I don't know whether President Bush's pointed spending of taxpayer's money was for religious organizations in general or his "religious" organizations in particular. But one thing I am certain of, as Prof. Cass Sunstein accurately pointed out, is that the current administrations argument taken to the extreme can only be bad for liberal democracy.

For the record, I do pray daily (regardless of who's in the oval office) for the President. My sincere wish is that our Commander and Chief has the wisdom and courage to act in our nation's best interest (which by the way ain't easy.....and in the name of which so much has gone wrong).