RE :”I don’t watch TV news much. Is this something that is being discussed on TV news much?”
I think that one link I pulled was yahoo news which is MSM and its all over youtube.
Remember she ended with “That’s in the constitution?”, not “You are wrong, the constitution doesnt say that” even after that exchange even though the audience was laughing. It didnt come across like she was stating the obvious as ‘government is not the same as congress’.
The problem with this is it ruined the overall point that the First Amendment DOESNT say “Separation of Church and state”, meaning the viewers came away not believing her on that more obvious argument. That was really the point that needed to be sold. ‘State Church’ is not the same as supporting Christianity.
Ok. I read what you said.
On the other hand, she was correct. If she chooses to make an issue of it going forward, she will be able to show how she was right and he was wrong.
But I get that you’re trying to say something negative about Christine. I get it. You don’t like Conservatives.
And the 1A DOES ALLOW a state church, or did, pre Everson.
I’ve been reading news accounts of the debate today. The constitution was not discussed. So, it appears that both sides would prefer at this point not to make this particular race about Incorporation Doctrine and the Establishment Clause.