Alito Says SCOTUS Should Push Nation Toward “Godliness” in Secret Recording
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One critic described Alito's cavalier expression of his right-wing views as "deeply troubling" for the Supreme Court.

One critic described Alito’s cavalier expression of his right-wing views as “deeply troubling” for the Supreme Court.

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  • vonbaronhans@midwest.social
    151·
    6 months ago

    Except the US constitution does not include that language. The “a wall of separation between church and state” phrase most notably comes from an 1802 letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association. Not a legally binding document by any means.

    I imagine you’re thinking of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution which forbids the US government restricting the free exercise of religion.

    I believe, iirc, the Supreme Court over several decades has affirmed and reaffirmed the overall position that the US government must remain secular and not favor a particular religion. Which is effectively what you’re getting at.

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      13·
      6 months ago

      You are correct. Though the meaning behind the phrase remains true and biding precedent. If only precedents meant anything in today’s court system. They reinterpret the Constitution on a daily basis to suite the billionaire needs whose paying them that day.