There needs to be a fine or something for legislators who write unconstitutional laws. Give ‘em one freebie a year just in case they mess up. But for everything else, there needs to be a consequence to fighting against democracy.
Last time this came up, the suggestion was for the "poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches" where "[t]he text of the Ten Commandments shall be the central focus of the poster or framed document and shall be printed in a large, easily readable font" to be printed in Arabic.
HB 71 also specifies the exact language that must be printed on the classroom displays.
A clever teacher would have a class project on why such a display is unconstitutional and post students' responses all around this display.
I hope The Satanic Temple comes in and forces a display of their tenets in every single classroom as well. The GOP is such a disgrace. It’s the first amendment FFS; and I know they’ve read it because they’re all crazy about the second one and won’t shut up about it.
Seems complimentary with the other 10. Boil them down and you get from the 10, "be honest", and from the 7, "be kind".
If any are displayed, then both is better than one.
Really though, the book club from a 2,000 year old fantasy novel has no place in education other than its historic significance to the art of literature.
Republican state Rep. Dodie Horton has said the Ten Commandments are rooted in legal history and her bill would place a “moral code” in the classroom.
In defending the bill, supporters leaned on the 2022 US Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, which gave a high school football coach his job back after he was disciplined over a controversy involving prayer on the field.
The Supreme Court ruled that the coach’s prayers amounted to private speech, protected by the First Amendment, and could not be restricted by the school district.
The decision lowered the bar between church and state in an opinion that legal experts predicted would allow more religious expression in public spaces.
At the time, the court clarified that a government entity does not necessarily violate the establishment clause by permitting religious expression in public.
Many faith-based and civil-rights organizations oppose this measure because it violates students’ and families’ fundamental right to religious freedom,” the statement reads.
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