Atheists disqualified from holding office or testifying as witness

[Douglas Laycock]

Clearly unenforceable under Torcaso v. Watkins (U.S. 1961).
 
Douglas Laycock
Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law
The University of Texas at Austin
 
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Prof. Douglas Laycock
University of Michigan Law School
625 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI  48109

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From: religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu on behalf of Joel
Sent: Sun 8/20/2006 12:25 PM
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Subject: Atheists disqualified from holding office or testifying as witness



>From the Arkansas Constitution:

 

Article 19. 

Miscellaneous Provisions. 

1. Atheists disqualified from holding office or testifying as witness. 

No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court. 

 

 

Anyone think this is enforceable?    The last thing I find is Flora v. White, 692 F.2d 53 (C.A.Ark.,1982), where the Court finds no standing.

 

 

Joel L. Sogol

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Ben Franklin observed that truth wins a fair fight -- which is why we have evidence rules in U.S. courts.

 

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