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we plan to call for legislation placing the Ten Commandments in courthouses throughout the state

Why stop with just the courthouses? Why not also place the 10 Commandments in just about every public place: public libraries, public schools, firehouses, municipal buildings, county nursing homes, football stadiums, etc. Seriously.

If "the wall" doesn't exist, why assume that placement will be limited to courthouses? Also, if "the wall" doesn't exist, why should the placement of religious codes, or representations of religious codes, be restricted to just the 10 Commandments? Not to be crude about it, but other, non-Judeo-Christian religions will be interested in such prime product placement.

Who will get to make such decisions? Or will the "product placement" be put out to bid?

"Why stop with just the courthouses? Why not also place the 10 Commandments in just about every public place: public libraries, public schools, firehouses, municipal buildings, county nursing homes, football stadiums, etc. Seriously."

Because the court applied the Lemon test and determined that this posting was legal because "..the Mercer County display lacks a religious purpose and further conclude that it does not endorse religion.". If other posting are placed in a manner that is deemed to "endorse religion" as opposed to the context of history (as this case was) then it would still fail the lemon test and be barred.

Why not put them out to bid? Go for it, doesn't bother me.

You folks get all wrapped around the axle about silly stuff, and always fail to recognize that painting blue mud in your bellytbutton is a survival skill.

Well, have at it.