Should we let Bill Frist & Co. change the rules of the senate ?

Regarding my article, why is the singer being deprived her free speech rights when other kids at the same ceremony were free to express their religious views?

Steve Zahn, an attorney for the school board, declined to comment after the hearing. He had argued that Windsor High School had the right to prohibit religious expression in some forums, such as graduation."If she had been permitted to go on and sing the song ... it was possible that someone who did not share her religious fervor might complain, might sue," Zahn told the judge.Jackson (the judge - MT) said the "logical extension of your argument here" would mean that students also would not be allowed to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at graduation.In his questioning of attorneys, Jackson focused on whether there is a distinction between a student leading the entire student body in prayer at graduation and one student volunteering to sing a song containing religious references."It is a sliding scale," Zahn replied. Zahn said previous court rulings have made it clear that the "knowing inclusion" of prayer at a public high school graduation violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The student had volunteered along with a classmate to sing at the ceremony in response to a class sponsor's invitation.