1. We are the Supreme Court thy God. Thou shalt not have strange courts before us (Though we can appeal to foreign courts when it suits us).
2. Thou shalt not take the names of the justices of the Supreme Court thy God in vain
3. Remember thou keep the First Monday in October.
4. Honor thy nine justices.
5. Thou shalt not kill. See Roe v. Wade.
6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. See penumbras and emanations protecting privacy
7. Thou shalt not steal. See Kelo et al v. City of New London
8. Thou shalt not bear false witness by falsely testifying before the court unless it matches preconceived opinions.
9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife. See penumbras and emanations protecting privacy
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods. See Kelo et al v. City of New London
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#4. Twelve justices…that’s 3 more than the last time I checked. Must be the ghost of Roosevelt in action.
Glenn Beck (Glennbeck.com) knocked it down to the 4 commandments. Well, actually they’re just the 4 things you should do if it’s not too conveniant or mentally torturous.
Have you considered publishing a book of your greatest posts? If not, then start thinking about this. People beyond the blogosphere deserve to laugh the coffee out of their noses, too!
Great job!
In the same way, I always thought that certain pop culture figures changed society’s views on the commandments. The economist Adam Smith (greed is good) deleted the commandment on coveting thy neighbors goods. King Henry the VIII (or maybe Bill Clinton) deleted the commandment on adultery. Muhammed, Adolf Hitler and Margaret Sanger deleted the commandment against killing. Hugh Hefner deleted the commandment against coveting thy neighbor’s wife. Nietzsche deleted the first commandment, “God is dead”. Time will tell if the current supreme court succeeded in deleteing the commandment against stealing.
I figured the supreme court would have had the Ten commandments re-written, then having them renamed as the “Life Suggestions”. More like spiritual guidelines, but only if your religious, or for those who wanted to incorporate them into your lifestyle… but certainly not manditory.
The Divine Right of Supreme Court Justices
New Commandments appropriate for the Public Square have just been unveiled by the SCOTUS…Hat tip to The Curt Jester for another masterpiece of satire.
Love it!
It’s a fantasy of mine that a bolt of lightening hit the buildings of the Supreme Court and Congress simultaneously. Not to harm anyone mind you… just enough damage that it must be claimed an “Act of God.” Is that very terrible of me??
Very good post. We must think a like because I posted a very similar Supreme Court’s First Commandment in post the other day. See http://wbloomfield.blogspot.com/2005/06/supreme-courts-version-of-constitution.html
My post primarily concerns the Supreme Court’s erroneous interpretation of the Constitution.
So, who plagiarized whom?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-commandments3jul03,0,867374.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions
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