Originally posted by daventx: [b]Would love to see where separation of church and state is in the Constitution.I believe that was something that some Democrate came up with in the 60's.
I'm surprised nobody noticed this statement yet. Listen up Dave; this is from the 1st Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
The difficulty is balancing the free exercise clause and the establishment clause.
As far as the constitution not being a living document, can you (NY Madman) explain why the framers wrote it in such a vague way? For example, why say "Liberty" in the 14th Amendment? Why not simply enumerate exactly what liberty means? Surely that would have been a better way to ensure that the only "liberties" granted by the constitution would have been those accepted in the 18th century. Perhaps the framers were smart enough to know that such a static document could not withstand the changes a society inevitably experiences?[/b]
If you read it again you will see that it was not defined like that. People defined it to suit there needs. Much like people do the bible,
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