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Oktheone -24 points ago +2 / -26

This is a California law, not a federal one. The Bill of rights do not apply to state laws just federal ones. What does the California state Constitution say about it?

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HuggableBear 8 points ago +9 / -1

I guess you've never heard of the Supremacy Clause

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

This means the states can't make laws that contradict federal laws or the federal constitution. Their own state constitutions can only expand on the restrictions placed on federal government, not remove them.

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Oktheone 1 point ago +1 / -0

Nope, supremacy clause only refers to the powers delegated in the Constitution.

All other powers are delegated to the states.
Regulating religion was never delegated to the federal government. So that's up to individual states how to do it