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To: Lane3 who wrote (80242)1/19/2004 2:30:29 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Very excellent explanation for terms of art...

So stop saying people can't establish religions. They clearly can and do. How else do you explain the existence of religious organizations? Oh yeah the peops are only exersizing...what a stretch it took you to be so rigid on that one. three puns in one.

And stop insisting that regarding the establishment of religion is not applicable to laws that restrict or prohibit people trying to organize a religious establishment.

Your "precise" meaning doesn't cover all circumstances...only the ONE (the state can't establish a church). sheesh.



To: Lane3 who wrote (80242)1/19/2004 3:24:43 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Had the intent been only to keep congress from establishing a state church the law would have read...

Congress can pass no laws to establish a state religion.

However, the law reads ..."no law regarding the establishment of religion." This is a no law Pro or Con regarding the religious establishments. The peops can do whatever they want (barring violations of other laws) to establish religion and congress can do nothing pro or con in regards to that.


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