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F.O.A.D.

On 4/23/13 12:45 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:25:00 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/23/13 11:51 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:14:58 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/23/13 10:40 AM, wrote:

" the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed."

You seem to have left off some significant words there, fella.

You don't mind leaving out "Congress shall make no law" when your
local church wants to put a nativity scene in the park.

Local churches can put up whatever they wish on church grounds or other
private property. Government is not allowed to show preference for one
religion over another. Erecting a nativity scene on public property
violates the establishment clause. Unfortunately, the right-wing Supreme
court has allowed some slippage in the recent decade.

You are still left out some significant words

How do you reconcile that with "Congress shall make no law"?

This is not a law, it is only a public entity, a church or religious
group, using public property.
If you called it a demonstration they would be allowed to say or do
just about anything they wanted to do.
We had "occupy" demonstrators setting up all sorts of displays in our
city park and they stayed there for weeks. Was the government
"establishing" a war on corporations?
There were more people offended by that here than any nativity scene
would ever be.

The words implicitly deny churches use of public property. Government
cannot show preference to one religion over another. That's a clause
closely connected to the "no law" language.

Demonstrations are not the same as displays. Every year, for example, we
get thousands of religious simpies up here protesting Roe v. Wade, and
they camp out on the steps of the Supreme Court and march down the
public's streets and sidewalks. So long as they have a permit, such
behavior is allowed.

Demonstrating against corporate excess is not the same as promoting the
religious crib scenes of a Jewish baby.