Religious Liberty A Suicide Pact?

Submitted by Dave (Canada), Aug 8, 2014 at 17:19

In his famous 1949 decision, Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote that while First Amendment freedoms are important, they should not go so far as to pose a threat to the state or its people, that the Constitution is not a suicide pact. I think the right to wear a burka is an example of a religious practise which can pose a threat to public safety and should be banned in public places. Maybe today, Justice Jackson would say that the Constitution is not a suicide bomber.

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