Just Politics

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In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Court held that the establishment clause is one of the liberties protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, making it applicable to state laws and local ordinances.

Hugo Black wrote the majority decision in that 5-4 decision.

In this case, the majority concluded that the statute was permissible because the transportation reimbursements were provided to all students regardless of religion. The majority also noted that the money was provided directly to parents and not to any religious institution.

The dissent,
The Dissent in Everson v Board of Education
The dissenting justices — Wiley Rutledge, Felix Frankfurter, Robert Jackson, and Harold Burton — agreed with the majority’s interpretation of the Establishment Clause. However, they also believed that the law was unconstitutional. “The prohibition broadly forbids state support, financial or other, of religion in any guise, form or degree. It outlaws all use of public funds for religious purposes,” Justice Rutledge wrote.

https://constitutionallawreporter.com/2017/02/14/historical-everson-v-board-of-education/

It wasn't for religious purposes but for educational purposes. I went to a Catholic HS in NYC and had an MTA pass issued by the NYC transit authority so I could ride the subways and buses.

The Hobby Lobby, Cake baker, website designer and football coach cases were incorrect in my opinion since the SCOTUS is picking religious sides.

Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists
The Final Letter, as Sent
https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danpre.html