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"The Ten Commandments Defense Act"
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Well, that would mean yet ANOTHER citizenship to obtain. And between my US, Canadian, and Irish citizenships, Canada seems to be the lesser evil.
So, how many of the Ten Commandments are actual powers granted to the Federal Government by the Constitution? This is the relevant question. Let's examine:
1. I am the Lord thy God; though shalt have no other gods before me
Contradicted by the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." People can have whatever gods they want, or none at all.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Both contradicted by the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..." So we can make all the images and likenesses we want, graven or otherwise, and regardless of whether or not we worship said images. You can also take God's name in vain all you want.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work.
Nowhere in the Constitution are the working days laid out; nor nowhere is the Federal government given any power to stop businesses from operating on Saturday (which is the sabbath, not Sunday).
5. Honor thy father and thy mother
Nowhere in the Constitution is the government given the power to enforce the honoring of parents. And in the case of abusive parents, this would seem to be a bad idea anyway.
6. Thou shalt not kill
Murder is not a Federal crime under the Constitution.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery
No such power granted to the government. You can sleep around with whomever you want.
8. Thou shalt not steal
Theft is not a Federal crime under the Constitution.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Nowhere does the Constitution give the Federal government the power to prohibit lying. The only case it can would be in perjury under oath in Federal cases, and even then, it doesn't state the power outright.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods.
Not only is the power to restrict coveting not given to the Federal government by the Constitution, it's also a completely stupid idea that would ruin our economy.
So, out of all the Ten Commandments, only one is in any way granted to the Federal government by the Constitution, and even then only in a very limited fashion, and even then only implicitly.
So, how does this make the United States "based in large part on the Ten Commandments"?
1. I am the Lord thy God; though shalt have no other gods before me
Contradicted by the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." People can have whatever gods they want, or none at all.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Both contradicted by the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..." So we can make all the images and likenesses we want, graven or otherwise, and regardless of whether or not we worship said images. You can also take God's name in vain all you want.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work.
Nowhere in the Constitution are the working days laid out; nor nowhere is the Federal government given any power to stop businesses from operating on Saturday (which is the sabbath, not Sunday).
5. Honor thy father and thy mother
Nowhere in the Constitution is the government given the power to enforce the honoring of parents. And in the case of abusive parents, this would seem to be a bad idea anyway.
6. Thou shalt not kill
Murder is not a Federal crime under the Constitution.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery
No such power granted to the government. You can sleep around with whomever you want.
8. Thou shalt not steal
Theft is not a Federal crime under the Constitution.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Nowhere does the Constitution give the Federal government the power to prohibit lying. The only case it can would be in perjury under oath in Federal cases, and even then, it doesn't state the power outright.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods.
Not only is the power to restrict coveting not given to the Federal government by the Constitution, it's also a completely stupid idea that would ruin our economy.
So, out of all the Ten Commandments, only one is in any way granted to the Federal government by the Constitution, and even then only in a very limited fashion, and even then only implicitly.
So, how does this make the United States "based in large part on the Ten Commandments"?