Commandments, Not Amendments

[deckardcanine]

Some claim the Ten Commandments form the basis of our laws.
I find that that position, at a glance, has many flaws.
To wit, the First Amendment grants our freedom of religion.
We may have other gods and icons per the founders’ vision.
While taking Yahweh’s name in vain in some states has been banned,
Such laws are all repealed or unenforced throughout the land.
For working on the sabbath, there’s no penalty at all.
Dishonoring ones’ folks would be a judgment tough to call.
It’s true most kills are not allowed, tho people disagree
On where to draw the lines for what is murder as they see.
Adultery was banned in a majority of states
Until the past few decades (hey, it’s hard to validate).
The ban on theft, like that on murder, gen’rally is plain,
Tho government enacts some things like eminent domain.
False witness is forbidden when it’s perjury or libel,
But lies are more permissible in law than in the Bible.
And coveting is difficult to prove within a court.
So only some commandments are in U.S. law, in short.