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JOHN K. VINCENT United States Attorney KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307 Assistant U.S. Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: (916)554-2741 Fax: (916)554-2900
Attorneys for George W. Bush President of the United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
REV. DR. MICHAEL A. NEWDOW,   )    CIV. No. S-01-0218 LKK/GGH PS
) Plaintiff,     )    REPLY TO PLAINTIFF'S
)    OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE V.                       )    JUDGE'S FINDINGS AND
)    RECOMMENDATIONS GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF  ) THE UNITED STATES,            )
)    DATE:      N/A Defendant.     )    TIME:      N/A ____________________________)    COURTROOM: N/A
I. INTRODUCTION
Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion. . . . U.S. Constitution, amend. I (emphasis added).
This amendment is the sole basis of plaintiff's arguments that President Bush violated the Constitution when he included a prayer in the inaugural events.  However, plaintiff has not identified any law enacted by Congress, or even any execution of a law by the President, creating some obligation with respect to religion, or creating some punishment for those who do not follow
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