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In '''''Hinrichs v. Speaker of the House of Representatives''''', 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 25363 (7th Cir. Oct. 30, 2007), the Court of Appeals for the [[Seventh Circuit]] applied a recent 5-4 [[conservative]] decision to uphold the saying of sectarian prayers by the Indiana legislature.
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A place where nobody dared to go
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The love that we came to know
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They call it Xanadu
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Specifically, the [[Seventh Circuit]] denied [[standing]] and dismissed the case for lack of [[jurisdiction]] because it applied Justice [[Sam Alito]]'s opinion in ''[[Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc.]]'', 127 S. Ct. 2553 (2007):  "we believe that ''Hein'' requires us to revisit our preliminary determination that the [[plaintiff]]s possess the requisite [[standing]] to maintain this action."
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And now
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Open your eyes and see
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What we have made is real
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We are in Xanadu
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Judge [[Kenneth Ripple]], who had been appointed by President [[Ronald Reagan]], wrote the opinion for the 2-1 [[Seventh Circuit]].  Judge [[Diane Wood]], who was appointed by President [[Bill Clinton]], dissented.
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
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Xanadu, Xanadu,  
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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For you, Xanadu
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The love
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The echoes of long ago
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You needed the world to know
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They are in Xanadu
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The dream
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That came through a million years
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That lived on through all the tears
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It came to Xanadu
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Xanadu...
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