Fine, KEEP your federal funding and we'll keep our laws here in the Sovereign Republic of Texas.
This silly law goes directly against the principles of our Founders.
It does, the constitution gives Supremacy to federal government in the Fifth article of the Constitution. Since freedom of religion is an amendment and this extends to that, federal government can dictate.
Article VI section 3 of the constitution :but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
Nope, considering it's that clause that I'm using as my support (I said first amendment clearly). It prohibits government from establishing or preferring a religion. These states clearly prefer religion over non-religion and thus goes again the clause itself.
Atheism in itself is a religion. It's one thing if these people don't talk about religion on the campaign trail, it's another if they refer to themselves as atheists
Nay, the Supreme Court has already invalidated these religious tests and it is not appropriate for Congress to apply these sanctions to sovereign states
I. All states must remove from their constitution bans preventing atheists or non-Christians from running in state or federal government positions.
II. These states include Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
III. Failure to remove these sections of their constitutions will result in a cut in federal funding for those states.
Summary: "The following persons shall be disqualified for office: Any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God." This is an excerpt from the NC constitution, my home state. I urge congressman to remove any infringement on religious liberties and prevent disgusting laws such as this from occurring.
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