Tuesday, January 03, 2006

14th Amendment

My esteemed friend, Will Walsh, reminds me that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution extends the Bill of Rights down to the state and municipal levels. He writes:

The Dover school board, by advocating the instruction of a specific creation myth arising from a specific religion was, consistent with a reasonably long string of Supreme Court decisions, in violation of the First Amendment.

He is quite correct, in this regard.

2 comments:

  1. Hey! Will gets to be your "esteemed friend"? Do I get a title too?

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  2. I will think of a title for you.

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