(August 12, 2013 at 12:07 pm)Drich Wrote: So?
If the judge has the authority to rule on a sir name based on what she believes to be right what law says she can not rule on a given name?
Since when does a judge have the right to rule on what he/she feels is right? They can only rule in accordance with how they interpret the law. I'd like to see what laws or precedence she cites that "messiah" is a title reserved only for Jesus.
Besides, this was about the last name.
But why do I have the feeling that if the judge had changed the name to "Obama" you'd be crying "judicial activism?"
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