Reaffirm the First Amendment Act (Reaffirm the First)

[pinto]

Reaffirm the First Amendment Act (Reaffirm the First)

No State shall impose, permit or legislate personal discrimination of any citizen in any and all public and state activities based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity or religious preference.

No State shall impose, permit or legislate religious standards in their civil code based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity or religious preference.

No State shall impose, deny, support or legislate the establishment and practice of any religion.

All States will uphold US Constitutional standards as regards the individual rights of all Americans, irrespective of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity or religious preference.

to cbayer for moving forward the need to reclaim the talking points.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1218189598

[LostOne4Ever]

1. Ummmm....

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]....this is the first amendment to the constitution:[/font]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]Only religious discrimination in your first paragraph is in the first amendment.

Same goes for the 2nd paragraph.

The third paragraph is perfectly in accordance with the first amendment.

None of your 4th paragraph is in the first amendment directly or indirectly.

Many of your points are from 14'th amendment and the supremacy clause.

How about instead of reaffirming the first, just say we are Reaffirming the Rights of Every American Citizen?[/font]

[cbayer]

2. Great idea.

I would love to see a grass roots effort to reaffirm the first amendment.

It could include an educational program, too.

I like your wording.