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Separation of church and state (view source)
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===A Limit on federal power, not states===
===A Limit on federal power, not states===
The 1940 decision of the Court to make the First Amendment applicable to the states is also objected to by some, arguing that when the First Amendment was ratified in 1791, its jurisdiction was limited to the Federal Government, a rule that lasted for 150 years.<ref>http://www.covenantnews.com/davidnew060919.htm</ref>
The first clause of the first amendments states "Congress shall make no law.."; demonstrating that it is a restriction on laws that the Congress of the United States can pass. Nowhere does the constitution restrict State and Local Legislatures from passing any laws respecting an establishment of religion.
The 1940 decision of the Court to make the First Amendment applicable to the states is also objected to by some, arguing that when the First Amendment was ratified in 1791, its jurisdiction was limited to the Federal Government, a rule that lasted for 150 years.<ref>http://www.covenantnews.com/davidnew060919.htm</ref> Additionally, since the first amendment itself has no restrictions on the activities other two branches of government, the scope of this restriction can only apply to the State Legislatures. However liberal activist judges have expanded this restriction to every aspect of all levels of government activities and organizations, even though there the Constitution sole restriction is with the legislative body.
Preacher [[Pat Robertson]] has argued that the [[Establishment Clause]] was intended merely to prevent the Federal government from imposing a state religion, as two of the original 13 states already had their own official religion.<ref>From [http://www.patrobertson.com/Statesman/StatesRights.asp Pat Robertson "Restore States Rights and Public Morality" (1986)] </ref>
Preacher [[Pat Robertson]] has argued that the [[Establishment Clause]] was intended merely to prevent the Federal government from imposing a state religion, as two of the original 13 states already had their own official religion.<ref>From [http://www.patrobertson.com/Statesman/StatesRights.asp Pat Robertson "Restore States Rights and Public Morality" (1986)] </ref>