[Tailgunner Joe]

It also stops legislators from making law based on the establishments of religions

No it doesn't. It never has. The government has made all kinds of laws concerning religious practices (e.g. buying liquor on Sunday, etc.) all the way back to the Founders, and I think they know what the Constitution they ratified meant.

[P_A_I]

It also stops legislators [in theory] from making law "based on or 'influenced' [caused] by any of the establishments of specific religions.

No it doesn't. It never has.

The words of Article VI & the 1st Amendment are clear.

The government has made all kinds of laws concerning religious practices (e.g. buying liquor on Sunday, etc.) all the way back to the Founders, and I think they know what the Constitution they ratified meant.

Agreed, our fed/state/local governments have consistently ignored the Constitution since it was written. What else is new?