Maybe his nickname should be "The (dumb-as-a-bag-of-)Hammer(s)"

[docwebster]

"I hope the Supreme Court will finally read the Constitution and see there's no such thing, or no mention, of separation of church and state in the Constitution" - Tom DeLay, March 1, 2005.

I'd love to email Tom DuhLay and enlighten him.

Comments

[lubedpumpkin.livejournal.com]

What would you say?

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid you might need to be enlightened (or at least reminded). There's no such thing, and no mention of, separation of church and state in the US Constitution, and Representative DeLay is precisely correct. There is the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which was intended explicitly to prevent a taxpayer-supported "Church of the United States." There were states among the original thirteen with official churches, but there wasn't a federal one. There is also a guarantee in the First Amendment that Congress won't interfere with the free exercise of religion. But separation? No way, no how.