Federal Judge Prohibits Prayer at Texas Graduation Ceremony

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

States cannot make laws that contradict the Constitution. If the Constitution says that no law can be made that blah blah blah, that doesn't mean that only goes for the Federal government. It means that it goes for the states also.



Not always: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal...eld_preemption

The Constitution does not say "No laws shall be passed".
It does say "Congress shall pass no laws".
The wording is very specific.