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Old 04-25-2018, 06:55 PM   #196
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
i'm sorry but the bit in the founding document says "shall not be infringed" not "shall not be removed entirely"

infringed: act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on
It also says that Congress "shall make no law" restricting the "free exercise" of religion, but that doesn't mean you can go Old Testament on somebody.
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