Maryland "Freak State" PING!
Posted on 04/18/2018 9:59:07 AM PDT by reaganaut1
“The goal is eradicating history.”
Including the historical fact that half the colonies had state religions, and the purpose of that first amendment clause was to prevent the Federal government from telling them they couldn’t.
“Respecting”, in that context, means “in regards to” or “with respect to”.
If instead, the first amendment said "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of hamburgers," "an establishment" would mean not favoring McDonald's over Burger King; it doesn't mean favoring hamburgers over hot dogs.
The First Amendment doesn't ban favoring religious over non-religious, it bans favoring Methodists over Protestant, or Catholics over Jews.
-PJ
Maryland "Freak State" PING!
This case is a manifestation of a wider trend sweeping America – aggressive intolerance that demands the obliteration of anything that offends, annoys, or merely bothers Americans who hold “progressive” beliefs.
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