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To: jonatron
In the ACLU's 1st Amendment quotation, the freedom of religion is erased, replaced with ellipses.

On the left, we have outright rewriting of the text. On the right, we have certain people saying the unabridged text means in clear language that government officials are free to declare official preference for particular religious beliefs.

Both are revisionist, depending on the state; but most (if not all) American states have constitutions that place limits on express government support for religious beliefs. It does just so happen that Alabama's constitution prohibits state preference for any particular religion.

The biggest threat to American liberty today isn't just secular humanism. It's revisionism on all sides. The law is written in plain enough English if we would just read it. And it doesn't always license government to conduct its business according to our preferences. In fact, America's highest law is about stripping government of all but the most essential powers.

13 posted on 01/26/2005 11:56:59 PM PST by risk
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To: risk

You say it, risk.

Too many Americans forget that our Founders were deeply distrustful of "government".


17 posted on 01/27/2005 2:49:54 AM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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