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- Ramirez vs. Collier
- The first amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and the right to protest
- John Ramirez stabs Pablo Castro 29 times to death
- Ramirez flees to Mexico and hides away for 4 years
- Gotcha!!!!
- Oh darn
- Four years later
- Ramirez is convicted of murder and givin the death sentence in 2008
- That is acceptable.
- Your current protocol violates the Free Exercise Clause of The First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalize Persons Act, I want my minister in the room during execution.
- That is not acceptable! We don't allow this because historically they have restricted people in the death chambers to prison employees, and only Christian and Muslim ministers are employed by the state.
- I will challenge this decision.
- I would once again like to exercise the Free Exercise Clause of The First Amendment and the RLUIPA and ask for my minister to be able to pray audibly and touch me during the execution.
- Supreme Court
- Hmm, I'll think on that.
- I would once again like to exercise the Free Exercise Clause of The First Amendment and the RLUIPA to ask for my minister to be able to pray audibly and touch me during the execution.
- With an 8-1 majority vote, we found that Texas's restrictions violate the RLUIPA because they burden religious exercise and are not the least restrictive means to continue the execution.
- You're just trying to delay your execution!
- Supreme Court
- Thank you
- Supreme Court
- Thank you.
- With an 8-1 majority, you will be allowed your minister to audibly pray and touch you during your execution.
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