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violating the constitution by establishment of a religion

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Louisiana is a real conservative religious armpit.

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States can establish religions. Federal government can’t.

Edit: Forgot that federal government can indoctrinate religion just fine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust

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States can establish religions. Federal government can’t.

Over the last 150 years, the Supreme Court has pretty consistently found that the Bill of Rights applies to state as well as federal government: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_Rights

See especially https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everson_v._Board_of_Education:

Everson v. Board of Education … was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that applied the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to state law.

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Mandatory “one nation under god” pledge in school classes disagrees that religion cannot be established.

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That’s not how it works. State law can’t supersede federal law.

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State law can’t supersede federal law.

And Congress cannot pass laws on that. Constitution says so.

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Not if the 14th amendment has anything to say about it. The incorporation doctrine of the 14th amendment applies the first 10 amendments to the state level as well.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/incorporation_doctrine

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