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[quote=Anonymous]Mike Johnson backs the Ten Commandments mandate. His comments provide some insight into where some of the GOP hopes the policy goes and what it's based on.

Johnson speculated about the incentives of his former colleagues in passing the legislation.
“The intent behind it is that they’re trying to acknowledge our history and tradition in the country. I mean, obviously, the Ten Commandments have a huge impact, and they’re very important in the development of our – well, of all of Western civilization, but certainly of our country. And I think that’s what they had in mind,” Johnson said.

What the Louisiana legislature is trying to do – those are my old colleagues down there, I know what they’re up to – they’re trying to reemphasize the importance of that foundational part of our country, and that should be permissible,” he later added. “It’s not an establishment of religion. It’s not. They’re not trying to enforce any particular religious code. They’re just saying this is part of the history and tradition.”

Johnson, however, noted he used to litigate similar cases, and said he expects the case ultimately to make its way to the Supreme Court, where he expects the ACLU to ultimately fail. He pointed to a similar case from the 1980s, Marsh v. Chambers, in which the court upheld the practice of starting legislative session with a legislative prayer, noting it “is deeply embedded in the history and tradition of our country.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4742235-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/

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