Beau of The Fifth Column

there's a growing feeling that they want a redo of Stone v. Graham 1980.

That's the Supreme Court case that currently controls the display of religious speech to captive audiences by the state.

Heather Weaver, who is senior counsel for the ACLU's Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, said, quote,

Today's decision ensures that our clients' classrooms will remain spaces where all students, regardless of their faith, feel welcomed and can learn without worrying that they do not live up to the state's preferred religious beliefs.

A question that came in asked how the First Amendment applies to the states when it clearly says that Congress is prohibited, not the states.

Okay, so the First Amendment says, And to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Most readings would suggest required religious doctrine in a classroom would run afoul of the Establishment Clause at minimum.

No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Basically, this means the states can't override your rights.

Anyway, it's just a thought.

Y'all have a good day.

Well, howdy there, Internet people.

It's Belle again.

So today, we're going to talk about Republicans blocking TSA and DHS funding.

Senator Patty Murray of Washington is the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and asked for unanimous consent on a measure that would fund Department of Homeland Security agencies that weren't involved in immigration enforcement.

Unanimous consent is a method of trying to move something that should face no resistance forward quickly.

The measure would have funded every agency Republicans have been fear-mongering and whining about on cable news and social media.

CISA would have been funded.

That's our cybersecurity agency.

FEMA would have been funded.