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Breaking the law is breaking the law. Is not drunk driving a crime? Is not sneaking over the border a crime? Not the same but both need to be addressed, don't you agree? If you subjectively allow for one to be broken, then how can you make or justify an exception to enforce the other? And that is the problem that a lot of conservatives encounter. The laws of the United States are applied homogeneously across all it's citizens. Not selectively. That is what get's laws/rulings overturned.
Being able to respect and obey the laws of the land REGARDLESS of geographic location or locality is the the crux of our American rule of law. It's that all of us are protected by our Constitution and it's restrictions/freedoms regardless of where we are, or for how long we're there or if it's non-tangential to my location. Creep happens when citizens allow themselves to be lax and interpret their own version of the Constitution in order to justify their own religious, political, personal biases.
That is what it means TO ME personally. Rule of law. It only works if it's applied fairly and justly to ALL.
If it is a government or government sponsored function, offering a specifically Christian prayer is illegal.
Congress starts each and every day this way. It would be illegal to not allow people of all beliefs to participate. It is clearly not illegal in general.
Breaking the law is breaking the law. Is not drunk driving a crime? Is not sneaking over the border a crime? Not the same but both need to be addressed, don't you agree? If you subjectively allow for one to be broken, then how can you make or justify an exception to enforce the other? And that is the problem that a lot of conservatives encounter. The laws of the United States are applied homogeneously across all it's citizens. Not selectively. That is what get's laws/rulings overturned.
Being able to respect and obey the laws of the land REGARDLESS of geographic location or locality is the the crux of our American rule of law. It's that all of us are protected by our Constitution and it's restrictions/freedoms regardless of where we are, or for how long we're there or if it's non-tangential to my location. Creep happens when citizens allow themselves to be lax and interpret their own version of the Constitution in order to justify their own religious, political, personal biases.
That is what it means TO ME personally. Rule of law. It only works if it's applied fairly and justly to ALL.
Constitutional Law: Prayer may be said to open Public Meetings - Avvo.com
Over a quarter century ago our U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayers before government meetings do not violate the constitution. Since then, governing bodies at the national, state and local levels have routinely invited clergy to pray before they conduct public business. In 1983, the Supreme Court ruled in Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U. S. 783 (1983) that prayers in state legislatures do not violate the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
If it is a government or government sponsored function, offering a specifically Christian prayer is illegal.
You might want to review the USSC decision mentioned in the article.
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