III. That no religion shall be established by law; that no preference shall be given by law to any religious sect, society, denomination, or mode of worship; that no one shall be compelled by law to attend any place of worship; nor to pay any tithes, taxes, or other rate for building or repairing any place of worship, or for maintaining any minister or ministry; that no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under this state; and that the civil rights, privileges, and capacities of any citizen shall not be in any manner affected by his religious principles.
-=-=- None of which prohibit putting up a graven image...er... carved rendition of the commandments, along with other texts, about the foundations of law....
Which is his point, though, as you say, eight other justices disagree.
And, the election thing is important, because it means he'll stay in power, BECAUSE of this grandstanding.... *sigh*
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Date: 2003-08-25 04:44 pm (UTC)III. That no religion shall be established by law; that no preference shall be given by law to any religious sect, society, denomination, or mode of worship; that no one shall be compelled by law to attend any place of worship; nor to pay any tithes, taxes, or other rate for building or repairing any place of worship, or for maintaining any minister or ministry; that no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under this state; and that the civil rights, privileges, and capacities of any citizen shall not be in any manner affected by his religious principles.
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None of which prohibit putting up a graven image...er... carved rendition of the commandments, along with other texts, about the foundations of law....
Which is his point, though, as you say, eight other justices disagree.
And, the election thing is important, because it means he'll stay in power, BECAUSE of this grandstanding.... *sigh*