[Cboldt]

-- This isn't a church. It is a private residence that includes a 4,700-square-foot home with a barn and coral. Tell me what government body has the RIGHT to regulate whether they can read the Bible in their home with 20 to 50 people. WHERE does a governments power come from? The people? Or force? --

Government power comes from both, the people; and from force.

The government body that is regulating this is the local town. I'm not sure you've fully grasped that this isn't a 1st amendment case, much as you strive to make it into one. The activity being restricted is traffic, and the interests being protected are public safety (traffic flow and accidents) and character of the neighborhood. Those are legitimate public interests.

-- Why do you think that any government body can regulate why people meet in your home? --

Now THAT is a strawman, a position I have never taken, nor do I advocate it. The motive for the meetings is irrelevant. The same restriction applies if they are March of Dimes.

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

>>The activity being restricted is traffic<<

Wrong. Traffic is not mentioned ONCE in the statute.

The statute prohibits “religious groups” from meeting.

They are being targeted for the content of the meeting, not the number of those in attendance.

Unconstitutional.

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

>>The motive for the meetings is irrelevant.<<

Not according to the statute. It prohibits “religious groups” from assembling.

Unconstitutional.

[DJ MacWoW]

Government power comes from both, the people; and from force.

"The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived." James Madison

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." George Washington

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government. Patrick Henry

You have a nice day.

[jwalsh07]

SCOTUS has already ruled on this type of case. Basically it goes like this.

If Monday night football parties and poker games aren't zoned out then zoning out things religious is unconstitutional.