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4. so in scalia's pea-brain,

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 06:43 PM

Sep 2013

"congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"

means

"congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion"

and the "establishment part" is superfluous?

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Justice Scalia apparently doesn't like people suing for separation of church and state. [View all] Archae Sep 2013 OP

Scalia is merely a pompous, arrogant fraud. Vinnie From Indy Sep 2013 #1

I doubt it. Archae Sep 2013 #3

Dred Scot was Roger B. Taney. Pab Sungenis Sep 2013 #6

He thinks he's the western pope. Warpy Sep 2013 #5

What I'd give for this schmuck to retire, now while Obama is in office. n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #2

so in scalia's pea-brain, unblock Sep 2013 #4

Furthermore, it says "respecting the establishment" longship Sep 2013 #7