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To: Storm Orphan
The right to be free of government establishing religion (First Amendment) is extended to all U.S. citizens so that neither federal, state or local government may do so (14th Amendment).

Sounds good, but that's not what these amendments say. The first amendment doesn't say "there shall be no law...", it says "Congress shall make no law...". And the 14th extends this restriction to the states. Any claim that the 14th amendment prevents municipalities from doing anything is not misinterpretation, it is a falsehood.
59 posted on 09/06/2001 12:53:07 PM PDT by ConservativeNJdad
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To: ConservativeNJdad
Any claim that the 14th amendment prevents municipalities from doing anything is not misinterpretation, it is a falsehood.

Court ruling seem to indicate otherwise.

The 14th Amendment guarantees the protection of the rights of all U.S. citizens, regardless of the municipality in which they live.

Otherwise, you argue that when cities like New York ban gun rights, they are acting constitutionally. (They are not)

An act that is tyranny at the federal or state level is tyranny at the county and city level, too.

62 posted on 09/06/2001 1:05:46 PM PDT by Storm Orphan
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