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In reply to the discussion: Justice Antonin Scalia: Constitution allows religion to be favored over secularism [View all]CaptainTruth
(6,588 posts)He does not understand the most basic concept of our Constitution & our government, that is, the government has no powers except the powers granted to it by the people & by laws.
There is no passage in the Constitution, & there is no law passed by Congress & signed by a President, which grants the government the power to favor religion over non-religion, or to favor one religion over another. That power has never been granted "by the people" to the government.
Scalia apparently takes an opposite & utterly erroneous view, that the government inherenty has all power, & thus can do whatever it wants, unless it is specifically prohibited by the Constitution or law.
That is an incredibly basic, & frankly stunning, misunderstanding of how our government is supposed to work. Any high school student that's taken a civics class should know that.
This man is clearly not qualified for the position he holds & should be removed.