At least she knows that the phrase "separation of church and state" appears nowhere in the First Amendment.
Several years ago, when Amarillo attorney Jesse Quackenbush was running for state representative, he appeared on local radio station KJRT. When asked by Ricky Pfeil what his position was on the separation of church and state, Quackenbush stated that he was for it, adding that it's in the First Amendment of the Constitution. When Pfeil pointed out to him that that phrase appears nowhere in the U.S. Constitution, Quackenbush admitted that Pfeil was right.
It's pretty sad when a licensed attorney seeking elected office doesn't know the difference between black letter law and case law, which didn't memorialize "separation between church and state" until Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947).
If you don't want the history of separation of church and state to be a mystery to you, here's a link to Wikipedia's treatment of it. It's a pretty good starting off point.
I think every citizen should be thorougly familiar with our Constitution. A good way of doing that is through the excellent website ConstitutionFacts.com
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At least she knows that the phrase "separation of church and state" appears nowhere in the First Amendment.
ReplyDeleteSeveral years ago, when Amarillo attorney Jesse Quackenbush was running for state representative, he appeared on local radio station KJRT. When asked by Ricky Pfeil what his position was on the separation of church and state, Quackenbush stated that he was for it, adding that it's in the First Amendment of the Constitution. When Pfeil pointed out to him that that phrase appears nowhere in the U.S. Constitution, Quackenbush admitted that Pfeil was right.
It's pretty sad when a licensed attorney seeking elected office doesn't know the difference between black letter law and case law, which didn't memorialize "separation between church and state" until Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947).
If you don't want the history of separation of church and state to be a mystery to you, here's a link to Wikipedia's treatment of it. It's a pretty good starting off point.
I think every citizen should be thorougly familiar with our Constitution. A good way of doing that is through the excellent website ConstitutionFacts.com
ReplyDeleteTake the quiz and see how much you know, and how much you still need to learn.