06-08-11, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Snestorm
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
The key word here is CONGRESS.
The US Constitution does restrict the power of the US Government, but it does NOT testrict the powers of state and local governments.
Why are US Courts involving themselves in matters which the US Government is prohibited from regulating?
I don't suport any religion, but I do suport Freedom Of Speech, which does include religiouse speech.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_preemption
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Consistent with that command, we have long recognized that state laws that conflict with federal law are “without effect.” Maryland v. Louisiana, 451 U. S. 725, 746 (1981)
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