Apparently New Jersey is batshit and so is this judge. How can "no person shall be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshiping Almighty God" possibly be part of a state constitution? It's so completely out of line with the Bill of Rights.
Beyond that I call into question the judgment of Mr. Camarata. How can the religious/anti-religious views of the parent be considered to "deprive" the child of her "privilege" to worship "Almighty God"? At worst this clause prevents the parents from from forbidding their daughter from worshiping "Almighty God", or otherwise preventing her from doing so.
Hopefully the Burkes win their appeal and Mr. Camarata gets disbarred for gross incompetence.
A Question of Scale
10 years ago
It was 1970, actually. The scary part is that this verbiage, I believe, is still in the NJ constitution, so there's nothing preventing it from happening again.
ReplyDeleteOh, and your spelling. That's scary too.