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Jan 01

Sleeper Story of the Year 2009

Photo finish at the Supreme Court of Canada

A divided Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a group of Alberta Hutterites do not have a “religious right” to obtain drivers licenses without photographs.  The Hutterites believe that photos are “graven images” and therefore must be prohibited under the Second Commandment.  The Court ruled that “Freedom of Religion is a right. Driving is a privilege – one trumped in this case by the security needs of the larger society.”  Hard to say where this one is going.  On surface it sounds like it might have possibilities (yet some of my brain cells are wondering if another drink is really in order).