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Author Topic:   Atheists can't hold office in the USA?
Dr Adequate
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01-14-2015 12:57 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Tangle
01-13-2015 12:55 PM


Why do these laws still exist in the US?
Well, in a sense they don't. When a law or part of a law is found to be unconstitutional, you don't have to recall all the statute books and tear out the offending pages; the law ceases to exist, qua law.

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