We should note that "separation of church and state" does not show up anywhere in the Constitution. O'Donnell was either dead on by getting Coons to admit that he doesn't know the first amendment or she honestly didn't know the Constitution. It's actually not easy to tell and most of our opinions are coming from her comments of the past. The first amendment states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
I read the transcript of the debate and (since I can't watch the video yet) wonder if the video stops before O'Donnell asking Coons if he can name the five freedoms of the first amendment and he could only name one.
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