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In reply to the discussion: Atheist teen kicks some ass in the name of the separation of church and state [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)Why wasn't it the case in 1789. If anybody knew what the establishment clause meant and didn't mean it should have been those people living in 1789. And yet there they were, praying and using the Bible in their schools. They did not seem to think that was a clear violation of the establishment clause. If they had, they'd have probably thrown out the establishment clause and kept the Bible.
You know, for a person who is supposed to believe in empiricism, you sure do a lot of "argument by authority."
X is true. Period. There is no God-damn debate on that point.
Well eau contraire mon fraire, there is plenty of debate on that point. Some people, apparently, don't believe in the infallibility of the SCOTUS, nor that the SCOTUS can legitimately trump the will of the people. You see, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
And now I have stayed up too late. I have a town hall meeting to attend tomorrow in Oskie. Okay, technically it is today ...