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GaussLaw
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« on: August 05, 2014, 09:50:23 AM »
Quote from: True Federalist on August 05, 2014, 07:35:00 AM
Quote from: Scottish Robb Stark on August 05, 2014, 03:15:55 AM
Because nobody cares to actually implement the 1st Amendment seriously.

Despite what some may think, the first amendment calls for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Seriously.  If the Founding Fathers themselves allowed something under the Constitution (like swearing in on the Bible), it's probably constitutional.
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GaussLaw
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« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2014, 10:53:54 AM »
Quote from: Senator Alfred F. Jones on August 05, 2014, 10:45:42 AM
Quote from: GaussLaw on August 05, 2014, 09:50:23 AM
Quote from: True Federalist on August 05, 2014, 07:35:00 AM
Quote from: Scottish Robb Stark on August 05, 2014, 03:15:55 AM
Because nobody cares to actually implement the 1st Amendment seriously.

Despite what some may think, the first amendment calls for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Seriously.  If the Founding Fathers themselves allowed something under the Constitution (like swearing in on the Bible), it's probably constitutional.

Like the Alien and Sedition Acts?

All the Founding Fathers were cool with swearing-in on the Bible.  The Alien and Sedition Acts were repealed by Jefferson.  I'm talking about something with a large degree of consensus here.
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