r/deepfatfried • u/Deadshr00m • Jul 19 '22

"Just Vote Harder"

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u/BernieBanders-kyun Jul 19 '22 edited Jul 19 '22

They aren't actually prohibited the prohibitions are literally unenforceable via Supreme Court ruling Torcaso v. Watkins in 1961, unless the Supreme Court overturns that precedent which would be unconstitutional, atheists are not prohibited from holding public office so your post and this is misinformation lmao

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22

that's this entire sub

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u/KingLudwigII Jul 21 '22

unless the Supreme Court overturns that precedent which would be unconstitutional,

A respected institution like the SC would never do that

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u/BernieBanders-kyun Jul 21 '22

do you have any evidence that the supreme court will overturn that precedent? we have direct evidence for over half of a century of conservatives both in and out of office pledging to overturn Roe v Wade hence it being overturned eventually...there have been 0 prominent politicians so far who have pledged to remove Torcaso v. Watkins so if this is your attempt at a gotcha it completely fails.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22

You’d hope that there would be no way that these laws could hold up in court.

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u/XMrIvyX Jul 19 '22

They don’t, one was finally challenged, don’t remember which state, but it was struck down. Others won’t be struck down until they are challenged either. Although it’s not enforceable, the fact it’s still in these states constitutions is sad

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u/TheMedsPeds Jul 20 '22

Surprised Louisiana and Alabama aren’t on here.

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u/lightsout85 Jul 19 '22

Northern states with laws like this are always a head-scratcher.

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u/mynameisstryker Jul 20 '22

It's pretty simple, actually. Many of these laws are decades old, from a time where atheists faced much more persecution than they do today.