No, you were right the first time - Our laws are based upon the Bible - As a matter of precedence, at the founding of this country, going forward into the 19th century, The Protestant Bible, and the English Common Law (as colored by the Protestant Bible) are the sound basis of our system. Not just the 10 commandments, held in a vacuum.
Otherwise, anything goes,
no, not exactly.
but, the main purpose of government is to govern - not preach. I love the fact that we have the 1st Amendment and freedom of religion. However, it is still a separate entity according to the Bible.
Agreed, but the action of governance is by the writing of laws - Those laws are to conform to precedent, and the precedent is the Bible. To elect a man who is ignorant thereof is purely folly. There can be no separation of church and state, because there can be no separation between ethics and law. While they are certainly separate spheres, they cannot be but by juxtaposition - not opposition.
Wtong. English common law or the Law of Nations? I vote for the latter as having the most influence.