In Montana, the people have elected a governor who apparently knows little or nothing about the law or the Constitution of the United States. Gov. Judy Martz has come out publicly to declare that erecting monuments to the Ten Commandments is a matter of free speech and that there is something wrong with those who object.

The Star-Telegram explains:

Martz, a Republican, said such displays should be considered speech that's protected by the First Amendment. "People who are offended by the Ten Commandments have a deeper problem than the stone that it's written on, I think," Martz said at a news conference. "Anybody that has trouble with the Ten Commandments, I think they have something going inside of them that would need a little help anyway."

First, someone needs to inform Judy that "free speech" protections don't apply to the government. The Constitution protects the free speech of individuals against interference by the government. The government itself doesn't have "free speech" rights. Second, people aren't "offended" by the Ten Commandments - that's a Straw Man created by people so that they don't have to deal with the real issues (that includes you, Judy). People object to Ten Commandments displays because they represent a preference for certain religious beliefs over others, something the government has no authority to do.

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