Governor Asks Judge to Defy High Court
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Gov. Forrest “Fob” James Jr. urged a federal judge in a school prayer case to defy the U.S. Supreme Court and rule that the Bill of Rights does not apply to states. The high court is plagued by “lawlessness” and must be resisted, the Republican said in asking U.S. District Judge Ira DeMent to throw out a challenge to a 1993 law allowing voluntary prayer in public schools. James said federal courts have no right to interfere in a state’s action on school prayer.
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