VP of Public Policy at @americansunited. South Jersey girl. church/state, dogs, and politics. Views are my own. she/her
Jun 21, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Chief Justice Roberts pointed out all the way the private schools that were funded in Carson v. Makin didn't meet the standards of public schools, inadvertantly setting out many of the reasons everyone should oppose private school vouchers. Here are a few of them
(pg 12) #SCOTUS(1) Private schools "do not have to accept all students. Public schools generally do."
(2) Attending a private school even with goverment money "often is *not* free." Some private schools "charge several times the maximum benefit that Maine is willing to charge."
Dec 8, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Carson v. Makin. This case will have huge implications for religious freedom and for public education.
So what's it all about?
#SCOTUS
Long standing principles of religious freedom tell us that the government should not use taxpayer dollars to fund religious education and activities. Certainly, the government should not be required to do so. But that is what the plaintiffs here are asking the Court to do.
Apr 13, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Sometimes when I tell people I work for an organization dedicated to protecting the separation of church and state, they'll say - why do you need an organization for that? Doesn't the Constitution protect that already?
Here are a few examples from the states of why you need us:
Just last week, the Arkansas House passed bills
- to allow the teaching of creationism in public school science class: bit.ly/3dQpWKg; and
- designed to allow prayer at public school sponsored events: bit.ly/3dcr9Nd
Jul 1, 2020 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
A few (belated) thoughts on Espinoza (yesterday's churchs/state and private school voucher program.
1. The outcome is not unexpected given this S Ct, but it is still a huge blow for religious freedom. This Court has turned the concept of church state separation on its head.
2. The majority of the Ct seems to have total disdain for church state separation. They are reframing it as religious discrimination.But church state separation is at the core of religous freedom.Funding religion violates the conscience of the taxpayer & favors majority religions
May 6, 2020 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the nomination of Judge Walker to serve as a judge on the DC Circuit. A few things:
- They are holding this hearing during a pandemic for a postition that won't be open til Sept.
- Judge Walker is totally unqualified.
They could be talking about COVID-19 and how it is impacting elections, resources for first responders, liability, etc, etc. But no...they are coming back to push a judge, who is a friend of McConnell, to take a seat on the second most powerful court in the nation.
