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To: airedale

Christine gets it right

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20020015-503544.html

“The First Amendment does?” O’Donnell asked. “Let me just clarify: You’re telling me that the separation of church and state is found in the First Amendment?”

“Government shall make no establishment of religion,” Coons responded, reciting from memory the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Coons was off slightly: The first amendment actually reads “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”)

“That’s in the First Amendment...?” O’Donnell responded.


86 posted on 10/19/2010 11:27:55 AM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: truthfreedom

If that’s the quote she’s correct and not just technically. The term separation of church and state isn’t in the constitution it’s in a SCOTUS decision.


111 posted on 10/19/2010 2:46:36 PM PDT by airedale
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