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In reply to the discussion: Constitutional horror: Clarence Thomas argues states can establish official religion [View all]Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)64. Okay, then my state is going to go for the Church of FuckClarenceThomas.
Our deeply held belief is that if he ever sets foot in our state we must -- to please our deity, of course -- push Clarence Thomas off of the highest cliff in the state.
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Constitutional horror: Clarence Thomas argues states can establish official religion [View all]
KamaAina
May 2015
OP
No its not but but the precedent of application to the states is mostly settled.
yellowcanine
May 2015
#80
I do not think that is what the founders had in mind when they wrote Ammendment I
Stuart G
May 2015
#4
Correct! The Incorporation Clause of the 14th Amendment applied the Bill of Rights to.......
LongTomH
May 2015
#78
OMG! Fuck that shit! I'm not going to have some fairy tale forced on me by ANY government! WTF
ChisolmTrailDem
May 2015
#5
Notice that the article, from last year, does not quote Thomas or identify the decision
jberryhill
May 2015
#27
it was a poor article, about Town of Greece, NY v. Galloway 134 S. Ct. 1811 (2014)
steve2470
May 2015
#71
Thomas - do you understand that state religion was what most of our ancestors camne to this
jwirr
May 2015
#11
After the state religion would not allow them to practice their own religion. All over Europe they
jwirr
May 2015
#18
The early settlers all came on the same ships, lived in a certain area where they started their own
jwirr
May 2015
#81
The dictionary definition indicates the Church of England as an exampe. A church that by law is
jwirr
May 2015
#91
Makes about as much sense as saying the First Amendment doesn't apply to blasphemy...
Dr. Strange
May 2015
#15
It appears he would like to see Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing swept away.
Agnosticsherbet
May 2015
#59