in everson versus the board of education, the supreme court urged that the wall must be high and impregnable. in lemon against kurtzman, the court recognized some relations between church and government relations is inevitable. arguing that the separation is a blurred, indistinct, and variable barrier depending on circumstances of a particular relationship. the first president, george washington articulated an additional approach in his letter to the synagogue, which has been cited as the basis for the concept of religious pluralism. a definition that is more inclusive and perhaps more appropriate in today's united states than the term "tolerant." washington said it is no more than toleration that's spoken of. if the worthy indulgence of one class of people enjoys happily, the united states requires only they live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support. our speakers have dedicated their careers to considering issues of the appropriate interaction between religious liberty and u.s. lost. greg lipper is council on ke

mark everson, thank you very much. so much for that white house olive branch rather than reach out to republicans, the president refusing to meet with any republican. why would 20 months ago the president playing the same old games and say it is not too late to change the games and get serious. after all the president -- if the grinch can do it, you can do it, too. . neil: all right, mr. president, this is for you, time to pull a scrooge and repent or grinch and find out who helped whoville. it is never too late to change for real, to change for the good. i know i know, you figure you only have about 20 months left in office. why bother trying to do the right thing in office. you're thinking the other side won't budge why should you? i think the grinch in his heart grew two sizes i'm told. who got around to upon hadding tiny tim, bare with me sir. two examples how it is never too late to take tiny steps like skipping meetings like the one you had today with only democrats on the hill. really, again? next time, call for

that-- so hillary rodham general everson stein em clintoned iii has observationly announced her canadianscandidacy for president of the united states again. i applaud hillary for not acting like she is drop a bombshell with the announcement because, you know, this isn't about -- >> she doesn't even appear until halfway through. she says she wants to run as an underdog make it clear to etÑzvores she wants to earn their votes. she is driving to iowa. >> clinton's road trip is designed to send a new kind of message. she's listening to voters and determined to earn their support this time around. >> jon: that's a refreshing change from her 2008 strategy. shut up i'm talking. (laughter) >> the republicans, of course, have been anticipating this announcement since like3> jon: they have had ample time to man the ramparts stockpile the munitions rand paul was first out of the gate with a clinton-themed classic replete with dystopian cliches because orwell predicted the future where tv is giant never in color and for some reason outside. (laughter) rnc chairman priebus wa

in everson against in everson against the board of education the supreme court quoted jefferson's words urging that this war must be high high-end impregnable. and women against kurtzman the court recognized that some relationship between government and religious organizations is inevitable adding that the line of separation far from being a wall is a blurred, indistinct a blurred indistinct, and variable barrier depending on all the circumstances of a particular relationship. the 1st president, george washington particulate it an an additional approach in his famed letter to the touro synagogue which has often been cited as the basis for the concept of religious pluralism a definition that is more inclusive and more appropriate than the venerable term tolerant. washington said it is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. the government of the united states which gives' to bigotry no sanction to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under his protection