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Mississippi bill would require teachers to recite the Ten Commandments every morningThe bill is clearly unconstitutional.
ZACK FORD JAN 23, 2018, 10:58 AM
A Democratic Mississippi state lawmaker has proposed a new bill to place the Ten Commandments in every school. Its clearly unconstitutional.
Last week, State Rep. Credell Calhoun (D) introduced House Bill 1100, which would imposes three related requirements on schools, only one of which would actually be allowed under the U.S. Constitution:
Every school board must require a 60-second moment of reflection at the beginning of each school day.
In every classroom, school, auditorium, and cafeteria, there must be posted an 11×14 (minimum) display featuring the Ten Commandments and the U.S. motto, IN GOD WE TRUST.
Every morning, teachers must recite the Ten Commandments aloud at the beginning of the first hour of class, though any student or teacher who objects must be excused without penalty.
https://thinkprogress.org/mississippi-ten-commandments-school-2761e4095786/
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Oh. Wait. Yeah. The pseudochristians think those are something Jesus made up at the sermon on the mount or something.
The beatitudes? Whhzzat?
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)The Religious Reich ain't into that.
Y'all Qaeda is out for blood.
chuckstevens
(1,201 posts)Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)Am I breaking DU rules. I can't believe a Dem. would propose something so unconstitutional
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Pretty shocking to see its a dem.
raccoon
(31,130 posts)Wonder if he or any of those who would favor such a stupid Bill have ever committed adultery...
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)JDC
(10,144 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Vinca
(50,323 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,337 posts)Bait to the R's around him, to see who would bite on a law that can't be enforced?
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)He almost certainly knows the bill won't pass and if it does manage to pass, he knows it will be found unconstitutional.
Calhoun can now go to his constituents and say something to the effect of "I wrote the bill you wanted, but the legislature voted it down".
AllaN01Bear
(18,669 posts)treaty of tripoli
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli
but then down in mississippi i have a feeling that some dont give a hoot hoot hoot.
MiniMe
(21,722 posts)has only been the motto since 1956?
eShirl
(18,506 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)All other heathens have to obey or face the wrath of Y'all Qaeda though.