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Meanwhile, little Miss Marxist continues to bungle Constitutional issues...Well gosh, I'm just a right wing flying monkey, but I think we're governed by the Constitution, not by a letter Jefferson wrote to a religious group.And Jefferson wasn't even in the country when the Constitution was written.You moonbats are utterly hopeless.How's your Alzheimer's Disease these days, clem-troll?Just for kicks, since I am beating a dead horse: Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing Township 330 U.S. 1The 'establishment of religion' clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion. No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance. No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever from they may adopt to teach or practice religion. Neither a state nor the Federal Government can, openly or secretly, participate in the affairs of any religious organizations or groups and vice versa. In the words of Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion by law was intended to erect 'a wall of separation between Church and State'.Thus endeth the lesson on the First Amendment. Clearly, the Court has identifed with Jefferson on the meaning of the First Amendment. Richclem personally dislikes this interpretation, so he pulls and Andrew Jackson and chooses to ignore the courts, pretending they didn't rule on it. Thomas Jefferson and the Courts > Richclem.I'm not asking what a court decided as late as 1946. Courts including SCOTUS have frequently badly bungled the clear meaning of the Constitution.Where in the Constitution is there any "wall" between church and state, especially in regards to the actions of state and local government?What are you saying, clem? That your interpretation takes precedent over the Supreme Court's?TU just explained where the 'separation of Church and State' is enshrined in the constitution and why.