Georgia Gov. Signs Bill Allowing 10 Commandments Posted at all Public Bldgs

“Foundations of American Law & Government Display”

Georgia Governor, Republican Nathan Deal has signed an amended “historical display” law that will allow America’s founding documents as well as the Ten Commandments and the Magna Carta to be posted at schools and other government buildings in addition to the courthouses as the original bill allowed.
The amended law introduced by State Rep. Tommy Benton (R, Jefferson, Dist. 31) allows the “Foundations of American Law & Government Display” to be publicly displayed in “all public buildings.”
The display includes the following documents:

• The Ten Commandments
 
• The Mayflower Compact, 1620
 
• The Declaration of Independence
 
• Magna Carta
 
• ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ by Francis Scott Key
 
• The National Motto: “In God We Trust”
 
• The Preamble to the Georgia Constitution
 
• The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution
 
• The description on the image of Lady Justice

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