It does not "delegate" this power to the Federal government, but, at least originally, the states could. Remember, some states actually had state religions once because the Constitution only prohibits that to the Federal government.
You want those bums dictating 'morals' to your kids?
You want the courts backing them up in that assumed 'power'?
Mind boggling.
It does not "delegate" this power to the Federal government, but, at least originally, the states could.
Certain powers are prohibited to the States. Infringing on our individual rights are among those prohibited powers. -- Our original States never had unlimited police powers, nor do ones admitted since.
Remember, some states actually had state religions once because the Constitution only prohibits that to the Federal government.
The colonial State religions were, in effect, 'grandfathered in' by the wording of the 1st Amendment. The political compromise worked, as they were gone within 50 years.
-- Utah tried, and failed, to have a State religion when it first asked for admission.