Kevin M. Kruse: If the Founders had wanted this country to be a theocracy, seems like they probably would've mentioned it in the actual Constitution, right? Or if they spaced on it, maybe in the Bill of Rights a few years later? Oh, but you found a quote from one of them in a private letter? Cool. Cool cool cool.

If you want to know what the Founders thought about the proper role of religion in government, they left us an owner's manual. It's called the Constitution. It only refers to religion three times, and every time, it makes it clear that the Founders wanted it far removed from the government.

This lawyer keeps insisting the Ten Commandments were a very, very important part of the founding but offers zero proof (because there is none) He finally says, well, Moses is on the SCOTUS building -- built in the 1930s! -- and yes, he's there, but so are Muhammed, Confucious, Hammurabi ....

1. No religious test for office holders -- a huge rejection of the kind of theocratic government the religious right seeks 2. No establishment of religion by the federal government 3. No interference by the federal government in individuals' decision to worship or not worship That's it!

If the Founders had wanted this country to be a theocracy, seems like they probably would've mentioned it in the actual Constitution, right? Or if they spaced on it, maybe in the Bill of Rights a few years later? Oh, but you found a quote from one of them in a private letter? Cool. Cool cool cool.

I found a letter too. To Danbury Baptist.

Serious question. Would the Constitution prohibit the re-establishment of religion by the states? Seems like this SCOTUS would just like, gesture towards New England in the Early Republic and call it a day

Clarence Thomas has been making noises about this in his opinions. His theory is essentially that 14th amendment incorporation against the states neatly skipped over the establishment clause, and so states are still free to do whatever.

True Originalism™️ is scouring the diary of a long-dead slaveholder who wiped his ass with a corn cob.

I recommend comparing the US Constitution's preamble with the preamble of the Confederate Constitution to get an idea of what the inclusion of religion looks like so one can recognize its absence.

The latest one I've been hearing is "One of the Supreme Court justices appointed by Madison in 1811 wrote a letter to the editor saying we're a Christian nation" ergo therefore and so....

Seems perfectly consistent with the originalist stance on legislative history (touches earpiece) wait you’re not going to believe this

"As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, ..." avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...

Avalon Project - The Barbary Treaties 1786-1816 - Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Signed at Tripoli November 4, 1796avalon.law.yale.edu

Kevin, the radicalized religious right-wing fanatics are certainly going to be upset by this . When they criticize you, suggest you respond with “Yeah bitch, I said what I said. “ & this video from Doja Cat . The images will break them, completely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4_9...

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