These covenants are the single, primary rule of law. They are a contract between man and the Creator who gave him free will, and no man-made power can prevent someone from fulfilling the obligations of that contract. These Commandments stipulate laws for ALL the people to live by- not to force a particular religious belief, but to affirm man’s position in the natural world by assuring compatibility in society.
The Commandments are prominently posted at the Supreme Court building so the highest court of the government remembered that the preservation rights took precedence over any aspirations of an artificial construction.
These commandments were placed on 2 separate tablets for a purpose.
Commandments 1 to 5 are God’s laws to man.
A violation of these is considered punishable only by God, not by man.
ONE: You shall have no other gods before Me
TWO: You shall not make for yourself a graven image
THREE: You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain
FOUR: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
FIVE: Honor your father and your mother
Commandments 6 to 10 are not ONLY God’s laws to man, they are also God’s laws between men: A violation of these is considered punishable by God AND by man
SIX: You shall not murder
SEVEN: You shall not commit adultery
EIGHT: You shall not steal
NINE: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
TEN: You shall not covet anything that is your neighbor's
These moral laws were already well known by Americans. When a person lied, cheated, stole, murdered, or failed to live up to a contractual obligation to someone else, that person committed a crime because they negatively and directly affected another human being.
This is what so many of the general population don't seem to understand. The Commandments ARE our laws, and words like law, crime, marriage, etc have ALREADY been defined in the Bible, but no one in the government will admit it, because of the lie of 'separation of church and state'.
Out of curiosity, how do you plan to legislate and enforce the schtick about coveting?
These moral laws (except for the laws for religious observance) were already well known by civilization long before the birth of Moses.