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According to the Tribune, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas thinks “the First Amendment does not forbid cities and states from establishing an official religion,” (“High court OKs prayer at public meetings, News, May 6).
Thomas claims the establishment clause of the First Amendment limits only the federal government. Thomas’s constitutional literalism is quite surprising given his not so literal interpretation of the Second Amendment. He and the other conservative justices think “well-regulated” means “any firearm any time” and “militia” means “individual person.”
— Bob Barth, Chicago
