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Originally Posted by sgtdmski Surprising how few people know the correct answers to some basic questions on American Government.
dmk | And apparently you among them. Seperation of church and state is in the First Amendment. It has been described as so by the Supreme Court, professional lawyers, and even one of the first amendment's principal shapers Thomas Jefferson.
If you're right then you have some secret knowlege that has been witheld from the annals of American government since the passage of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. And perhaps you should go back and "reeducate" all of those government teachers. Because I know mine said it was there (and he was a conservative).
However, you said the question said that "the Constitution says there should be a separation of church and state." If that is so then the poll is misleading and biased. Because I would also say no to that question. Because the Constitution outlines that there is a separation, not that there should be. "If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, then have faith; if you want to be a disciple of truth, then search" -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72
Last edited by Katczinsky; 10-17-2006 at 08:17 PM.
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