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The New DU. Reply #14: Is it just me, or does that one provision strike you as a clear
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RazzleDazzle
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Fri Dec-16-05 10:24 PM
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| 14. Is it just me, or does that one provision strike you as a clear |
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violation of the separation of Church and State --
Among other things, the bill and amendments I expect to be offered to it would deny citizenship to people born in the United States, if the person's parents were non-citizens; require the forfeiture of church property if clergy assisted an illegal immigrant in obtaining food or shelter; and impose jail time for the clergy involved in such aid.
How can they single out church and clergy for special (negative) treatment? I'm not even Christian or particularly religious and I find that whole thing remarkably offensive from a First Amendment POV (tho, I could be all wet on the Constitutionality of it).
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