nytimes.com - 10/18/2008
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WASHINGTON In a newly disclosed legal memorandum, the Bush administration says it can bypass laws that forbid giving taxpayer money to religious groups that hire only staff members who share their faith. The administration, which has sought to lower barriers between church and state through ...
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Bush Aides Say Religious Hiring Doesnt Bar Aid
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... was quietly posted on the departments Web site this week. The statutes for some grant programs do not impose antidiscrimination conditions on their financing, and the administration had previously allowed such programs to give taxpayer money to groups that hire only people of a particular religion. But the memorandum goes further, drawing a sweeping conclusion that even federal programs subject to antidiscrimination laws can give money to groups that discriminate. .... Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/washington/18discrimi... Expect increasingly brazen ...
In Final Days, Bush Bypasses Laws on Privacy and Hiring Discrimination
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... by his Department of Homeland Security and non-discrimination in hiring by faith-based groups receiving federal funds. In twice turning his back on the rule of law, Bush again resorted to his favorite executive power-grabbing tools, the signing statement and "interpretation" by the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel. ...
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