Do you believe that the current SCOTUS will rule that the First Amendment does not apply to the states, specifically to a state supreme court justice?
The First Amendment has several clauses invovled. The clauses acknowledging the inalienable individual rights of man are undoubtedly incorporated by the 14th Amendment to the states.
The establishment clause, a restraint on the Federal gov't, was never meant to be incorporated. However, if you don't believ me research the 15 attempts by Congress to amend the First to include the states. It failed each time.
But that's neither here nor there because the original intent of the First Amendment was never to build a "Wall of Separation". A rudimentary knowledge of the history of America, it's founders and the debate on the First Amendment while states had established religions would confirm that, no?
Do you believe that the current SCOTUS will rule that the First Amendment does not apply to the states, specifically to a state supreme court justice?
Absolutely not. I believe there are 5 votes on this court to find a right to transcendent rights to whatever they can dream up.
Justice Stephens to Justice Ginsburg:
Ruthie, have you found any precedent for banning the voluntary recitation of the POA with the words "under God" included?
No Jean Paul, can't seem to find it anywhere in the Constitution or original intent per se, doggonitt!
That's OK Ruthie, we'll just find it in the 14th like we usually do!
Ohhhhhhhh Jean Paul, you're the man!!!!
I believe that the 14th Amendment made the provisions of the Constitution applicable to all governmental entities at every level.
The federal courts have ruled on the subject therefore the question is stare decisis until SCOTUS renders another decision.
Roy's rock is a cooked goose, so it's time to accept reality and move on.