Judge will hear arguments to block Louisiana's Ten Commandments display requirement in schools
Source: AP
Updated 12:29 AM EDT, October 21, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday will hear arguments on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. The hearing on that and other issues in a pending lawsuit challenging the new law is expected to last all day. It’s unclear when U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles will rule.
Opponents say the law is an unconstitutional violation of separation of church and state and that the display will isolate students, especially those who are not Christian. Proponents argue the measure is not solely religious, but has historical significance to the foundation of U.S. law. Louisiana, a reliably Republican state that is ensconced in the Bible Belt, is the only state with such a requirement.
In June, parents of Louisiana public school children, with various religious backgrounds, filed the lawsuit arguing that the legislation violates First Amendment language forbidding government establishment of religion and guaranteeing religious liberty.
Gov. Jeff Landry, a conservative Republican who has backed the new law, for months has said that he looks forward to defending the mandate in court. When asked during an August press conference what he would say to parents who are upset about the Ten Commandments being displayed in their child’s classroom, he replied: “If those posters are in school and they (parents) find them so vulgar, just tell the child not to look at it.”
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Nat-C or Nazi no matter the name their fascist depravity's alway the same.
The GOP is:
- An ongoing criminal enterprise
- Intent upon destroying our representative democracy
- Intent upon establishing a fascist theocracy
Fani Willis is on the correct path...
RICO the GOP!!!
This type of a 'judge' actively works towards promoting the Darwin Award Winning fascists to relax in the safety of their own delusion while they pull the wool over their own eyes.
Malevolent delusion is a hell of a drug.
Personally I much prefer the joy of doubt and the rationality of reason.
I, my honey and our daughter are the only members of our families that have escaped the Abrahamic blood cult of 'Christ' in which we were reared.
All the rest of our family members are firmly embroiled with the theocratic fascism in which we were reared. They're all Nat-Cs.
We went to school with the current Mayor of Bossier City... really fuckin' sad... he ended up a Nat-C as well.
Mike Johnson lives less than 20 miles from the childhood home in which we reside.
We're surrounded by fascist theocrats and theocratic fascists.
No matter the name the fascist depravity's always the same.
Louisiana is a fascist theocracy with Jeff Landry installed as 'Dear Leader'.
The judiciary is similarly packed with Machiavellian fascist shits.
Don't hold your breath waiting on 'em to make a well reasoned decision.