Jefferson wasn't really a primary author  of the First Amendment. But Jefferson was the author of the Virginia  Statute for Religious Freedom, which is seen as kind of a precursor  of the First Amendment. It was Jefferson's protégé,  James Madison, who helped draft the First Amendment. So the metaphor  is apt and it is important. -Rob Boston

 

Jefferson wasn't really a primary author of the First Amendment. But Jefferson was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which is seen as kind of a precursor of the First Amendment. It was Jefferson's protégé, James Madison, who helped draft the First Amendment. So the metaphor is apt and it is important.


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Jefferson wasn't really a primary author of the First Amendment. But Jefferson was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which is seen as kind of a precursor of the First Amendment. It was Jefferson's protégé, James Madison, who helped draft the First Amendment. So the metaphor is apt and it is important.

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There isn't any evidence that's happening.

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