North Carolina Republicans Seek To Declare State Religion And Renounce Constitution - GoFuckYourself.com

SuckOnThis · 04-03-2013, 09:55 AM

Republican North Carolina state legislators have proposed allowing an official state religion in a measure that would declare the state exempt from the Constitution and court rulings.

The bill, filed Monday by two GOP lawmakers from Rowan County and backed by nine other Republicans, says each state "is sovereign" and courts cannot block a state "from making laws respecting an establishment of religion." The legislation was filed in response to a lawsuit to stop county commissioners in Rowan County from opening meetings with a Christian prayer, wral.com reported.

The religion bill comes as some Republican-led states seek to separate themselves from the federal government, primarily on the issues of guns and Obamacare. This includes a proposal in Mississippi to establish a state board with the power to nullify federal laws.

The North Carolina bill's main sponsors, state Reps. Carl Ford (R-China Grove) and Harry Warren (R-Salisbury), could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, The Salisbury Post reported. Co-sponsors include House Majority Leader Edgar Starnes (R-Hickory). Another is state Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Concord), who in February introduced a state constitutional amendment that would allow for carrying concealed weapons to fight federal "tyranny."

The bill says the First Amendment only applies to the federal government and does not stop state governments, local governments and school districts from adopting measures that defy the Constitution. The legislation also says that the Tenth Amendment, which says powers not reserved for the federal government belong to the states, prohibits court rulings that would seek to apply the First Amendment to state and local officials.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3003401.html

_Richard_ · 04-03-2013, 09:58 AM

Is North Carolina a state that is allowed to even talk about ceding without being invaded?

i thought that was just texas

Bman · 04-03-2013, 10:01 AM

why is texas allowed?

_Richard_ · 04-03-2013, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bman

why is texas allowed?

caveat to joining the union.. there is, from my dim recollection, 2 other states allowed

but a quick google search tells me most of the info is suppressed, and i also came across this:

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Scalia wrote in 2006, ?[The] answer is clear. If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede.?

Read more: http://ideas.time.com/2012/11/19/can...#ixzz2PQAMVkEY

which really just sounds like an invitation yes?

Webmaster Advertising · 04-03-2013, 10:11 AM

I hope they choose Islam as their religion, that'd be awesome

Rochard · 04-03-2013, 10:28 AM

North Carolina is not in fact "sovereign". It is a state in the United States; The United States is sovereign. If North Carolina wants to be sovereign, they will have to leave the United States.

blackmonsters · 04-03-2013, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Webmaster Advertising

I hope they choose Islam as their religion, that'd be awesome

That's what they are inviting, sense it would be the perfect place for people to move to if they want to legally install sharia law.

bronco67 · 04-03-2013, 10:37 AM

Republicans are getting worse and worse. You'd think they've come to their sense after losing the election. Say goodbye to the next election, and maybe the one after that. They've gone way past the brink and can't come back.

alex.missyouth · 04-03-2013, 11:31 AM

Fuck religion and fuck all those stupid christian motherfuckers.

Grapesoda · 04-03-2013, 12:11 PM

Which ones would you like to fuck?

Grapesoda · 04-03-2013, 12:21 PM

Which ones would you like to fuck?

Best-In-BC · 04-03-2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by alex.missyouth

Fuck religion and fuck all those stupid christian motherfuckers.

Eh Men

GrantMercury · 04-03-2013, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bronco67

Republicans are getting worse and worse. You'd think they've come to their sense after losing the election. Say goodbye to the next election, and maybe the one after that. They've gone way past the brink and can't come back.

Yup. Time to put the straight jacket on the GOP. It's easy to understand how people now think calling someone a Republican is an insult.

http://theallegiant.com/recent-polls...-is-an-insult/

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SuckOnThis So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In my head Posts: 6,844	North Carolina Republicans Seek To Declare State Religion And Renounce Constitution Republican North Carolina state legislators have proposed allowing an official state religion in a measure that would declare the state exempt from the Constitution and court rulings. The bill, filed Monday by two GOP lawmakers from Rowan County and backed by nine other Republicans, says each state "is sovereign" and courts cannot block a state "from making laws respecting an establishment of religion." The legislation was filed in response to a lawsuit to stop county commissioners in Rowan County from opening meetings with a Christian prayer, wral.com reported. The religion bill comes as some Republican-led states seek to separate themselves from the federal government, primarily on the issues of guns and Obamacare. This includes a proposal in Mississippi to establish a state board with the power to nullify federal laws. The North Carolina bill's main sponsors, state Reps. Carl Ford (R-China Grove) and Harry Warren (R-Salisbury), could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, The Salisbury Post reported. Co-sponsors include House Majority Leader Edgar Starnes (R-Hickory). Another is state Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Concord), who in February introduced a state constitutional amendment that would allow for carrying concealed weapons to fight federal "tyranny." The bill says the First Amendment only applies to the federal government and does not stop state governments, local governments and school districts from adopting measures that defy the Constitution. The legislation also says that the Tenth Amendment, which says powers not reserved for the federal government belong to the states, prohibits court rulings that would seek to apply the First Amendment to state and local officials. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3003401.html

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