The Equalist
New member
Constitution? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBdTx5uNMPY
Christine O'Donnell is the gift that keeps on giving for Liberals.
She asked Coons, "where in the Constitution does it mention the separation of Church & State?"
The people in the audience laughed at her. This particular audience was made up of professors, lawyers, historians, and other educated people who attended.
Then Coons had to enlighten the unenlightened O'Donnell, and quoted the exact phrase that talks about religion being separated from government.
Then O'Donnell embarrassed herself further, asking "that's in the First Amendment?" Like a clueless bimbo.
I thought the Tea Party was supposed to be all about the Constitution? Yet Chris Coons has the Constitution memorized in his head, and was able to recite quotes from the Constitution without looking at any papers.
Blu: If you are talking about the exact phrase "separation of church & state", then you are correct, it doesn't say that. That phrase came from one of Thomas Jefferson's letters in which he advocated for it.
But the audience & Coons were not wrong because they never said that phrase was in there. They said the same inference is made in the First Amendment, which it is that the Federal Government should not establish any religion.
Christine O'Donnell is the gift that keeps on giving for Liberals.
She asked Coons, "where in the Constitution does it mention the separation of Church & State?"
The people in the audience laughed at her. This particular audience was made up of professors, lawyers, historians, and other educated people who attended.
Then Coons had to enlighten the unenlightened O'Donnell, and quoted the exact phrase that talks about religion being separated from government.
Then O'Donnell embarrassed herself further, asking "that's in the First Amendment?" Like a clueless bimbo.
I thought the Tea Party was supposed to be all about the Constitution? Yet Chris Coons has the Constitution memorized in his head, and was able to recite quotes from the Constitution without looking at any papers.
Blu: If you are talking about the exact phrase "separation of church & state", then you are correct, it doesn't say that. That phrase came from one of Thomas Jefferson's letters in which he advocated for it.
But the audience & Coons were not wrong because they never said that phrase was in there. They said the same inference is made in the First Amendment, which it is that the Federal Government should not establish any religion.