The republican ideals of Cicero heavily influenced the generation of the Founding Fathers in favor of a mixed constitution. The works of John Adams, the unsung hero of the era, brought Ciceronian republican prescriptions to the forefront of American political thought at the time of the Founding. The influence of Cicero through Adams ultimately shaped the structure of the American Constitution and brought about the birth of the American Republic.
SURS: Garrett Lysford from Hellenic Studies on Vimeo.
An important case argued before the Supreme Court last week. The Washington Post article (below) gives an excellent overview of "Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/theology-up-for-debate-at-scotus/2011/10/05/gIQAbIuVNL_blog.html
See what organizations are supporting each side:
http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/
Justice Elena Kagan (appointed by Obama) defends the rights of religious institutions:
http://verdict.justia.com/2011/10/06/hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc
I teach them all the good I can, and recommend them to others from whom I think they will get some moral benefit. And the treasures that the wise men of old have left us in their writings I open and explore with my friends. If we come on any good thing, we extract it, and we set much store on being useful to one another. - Socrates, Memorabilia
