I answered your questions in my reply: despite the fact that citizens are members of government, they still do not have the authority to override limits on government power in their capacity as government officials. You and I certainly disagree about the role of the state with respect to religious expression. I think we've covered the main elements of our disagreement pretty well now. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
You didn't anwer my questions. You wandered off to a tangent about government powers & it's limits from your POV. Dig into the philosophical understanding of my questions.