Cripes, what an attitude. The entire argument is about federal courts making law out of whole cloth and you just bowe your head and mumble "It's kind of a done deal".
For what is worth, that is the statement that I thought you took out of context. Looking back at your post and mine, you didn't. So my accusation is wrong. I apologize.
My mistake was in trying to smooth things over. I should have been quite firm in pointing out that the First Amendment does apply to the states, and that's firmly established constitutional law.
It's pretty weird that this is debatable at a conservative forum.
We are not talking about the First Amendment in it's entirety, I at least, am talking about the "establishemnt and free exercise" clause of the First Amendment.
I think it is eminently debatable but you're one of the good guys and I don't want to make you an enemy.
We'll have to agree to disagree.
With Lugsoul, on the other hand, I have no problem in wrestling in the mud.
Lug, did you read post #582? :-}