Tag: Constitution
Principle Objections
This post began as a draft intended to highlight a few contradictions in the State Constitution of my birthplace and current home, Texas. Upon the release of the “2012 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Report of Platform Committee and Rules Committee,” I have a bit more to vent about add. The 2012 “STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM” [...]
The Missouri Constitution’s Miserable New Amendment
On August 7th, my home state of Missouri will entertain another in a long line of constitutional changes. Amendments banning same-sex marriage, banning embryonic stem cell research, and establishing American English as the official language of the state have all been ratified in just the last 10 years. The newest proposed amendment regarding “religious freedom” follows [...]
Florida’s “Religious Freedom”
On November 6, 2012, Floridians will be asked to decide whether or not they want to amendment the state constitution. The ballot item will read: Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution providing that no individual or entity may be denied, on the basis of religious identity or belief, governmental benefits, funding, or other support, [...]
Intellectual Dishonesty
I’ve seen hundreds of responses to the ruling on the school prayer banner in Cranston High School West, and the majority of the religious responses are defamatory towards the plaintiff, Jessica Ahlquist, or express their blatant ignorance of the law. The religious banner, if you missed it, reads: SCHOOL PRAYER Our Heavenly Father, Grant us [...]
