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I am disgusted with this.

Look how Oklahoma wants to circumvent the Constitution and Supreme Court ruling-- and force their religious beliefs back on the public.

In 2015, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the Ten Commandments Monument that was housed at the Oklahoma State Capitol violated the Constitution. That decision led to the monument being removed from the Capitol grounds.

Last year, Oklahoma voters shot down a state question that would have allowed the Ten Commandments to move back to the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds.

State Question 790 would have removed a part of the Oklahoma Constitution that prohibits the use of state resources for religious purposes.

Despite voters rejecting the question, some Oklahoma lawmakers continue to work to bring the monument back to the Capitol.

House Bill 2177 would allow cities, schools and muncipalities to display ‘historical documents, monuments and writings’ in public buildings and on public grounds.

The documents that could be displayed include the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Oklahoma Constitution and the Ten Commandments.

The bill, which was authored by Rep. John Bennett and Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, recently passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee.

(KFOR News)

silvereyes 8 Oct 23
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Wouldn't displaying the Ten Commandments monument on government property still violate the US Constitution and/or the OK Constitution, whether it's classified as an historical document or not?

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This is some messed up crap.

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Pretty pretty sneaky. However, if it is presented as a historical document, along with others, it becomes difficult to ban it.

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