Louisiana today became the first U.S. state to require that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom in every elementary, middle and high school, as well as public college classrooms.
Republican Governor Jeff Landry, who signed the legislation on Wednesday, said at a GOP fundraising event in Nashville, “I can’t wait to be sued.” He added, “If you want to respect the rule of law, you’ve got to start from the original law giver, which was Moses.”
Note: In 1980, the Supreme Court struck down a similar Kentucky law, Stone v. Graham, which the court found had violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which is intended to “prevent government from either advancing (that is, establishing) or hindering religion, preferring one religion over others, or favoring religion over nonreligion.”
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to the Louisiana news by pointing out: “Louisiana has the worst crime rate in the nation — but this is their priority.”
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