Blog from the Capital

This is not the constitutional way to conduct graduation for public schools.

The Ouachita school system (LA) supports the students and their decision to pray. In fact, they directed each school to let their senior class choose whether they would like to include prayer at graduation.
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Students at Ouachita Parish, West Ouachita, Richwood and Sterlington high schools have all voted to have student-led prayers at their graduation ceremonies this year. West Monroe High School Principal Sherry May said that their class has not yet voted.
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"We are going to pray," Ouachita Parish High guidance counselor Tesa Stewart said. "We were told to let the students make the decision. They voted and the majority ruled."
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[T]he decision by the Ouachita Parish High senior class was nearly unanimous and that those who may have had differing opinions, did not voice concerns.

AU's Rob Boston responds:

[S]ome things should not be subject to elections or majority rule – like our religious liberty rights. Certain freedoms are deemed so important that they are put beyond the reach of elections and majority decision. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and other key liberties are among them.
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The Supreme Court has already struck down this “majority-rules” prayer scheme, and it’s remarkable that in 2008, some people believe they have the right to vote to impose religious worship on others.

I would go a bit further. It's not just that they are "so important" to be "beyond the reach" of the majority. The whole point of First Amendment freedoms is to protect individuals from majority decisions. It's not simply a peripheral feature of their importance. We vote on lots of things but can't vote on anything that would infringe on fundamental individual liberties. By definition! It's their reason for being!

Why is this difficult for an entire community of adults to grasp?