HIGH COURT: YOU CAN'T HAVE 'EM, BUT WE CAN

The U.S. Supreme Court, without comment by the majority, has let stand a lower court's ruling that Elkhart, Ind., must remove the Ten Commandments from their prominent place outside city hall.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist, joined by Justices Anton Scalia and Clarence Thomas, found this puzzling, to say the least. The minority noted the historical, cultural and legal significance of the commandments.

Then Rehnquist wrote:

"Indeed, a carving of Moses holding the Ten Commandments, surrounded by representations of other legal figures, adorns the frieze of the south wall of our courtroom."

There are some legal issues, it seems, that beg for common sense.