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To: antiRepublicrat
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." This can be taken as no laws about current establishments of religion (churches, etc.) or no laws trying to create (establish) a national religion and thereby belief system. It can mean protecting religion from government laws, or protecting government from religious-influenced laws.

Shallow thinkers tend to replace original intent with an anemic "I see it this way." Like Hillary, they like the idea of a living, changing document-- so long as its changes conform to the LEFT.

84 posted on 03/26/2004 11:08:18 AM PST by Dataman
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To: Dataman
Shallow thinkers tend to replace original intent

I find a lot of intent to restrict government power, protect religious freedom and keep the government from becoming the religious power the Framers feared. That's exactly why I read it that way.

87 posted on 03/26/2004 11:22:14 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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