You might be interested in the Louis DeBoer article excerpt on "tyranny" that I have on my profile page.
Interesting.
I note your comments on the meaning of the words “an establishment of religion.”
99.9999% of the time, these words are said to mean that “the government may not establish a church.”
I have long suspected, in light of the fact that many or most of the states in 1789 had an established church, that Congress may not make any law respecting any of THOSE churches. I.e., Congress is prohibited from DISestablishing any church. Which means that, through the 1920s doctrine of “incorporation,” by which the First Amendment forbids any state from establishing a church, the First Amendment has been stood on its head—in this and many other respects.