George Pyle: American laws must pass the atheist test

A lucky circuit breaker built into the American system of government is the fact that, even if the courts fail to stand up for the rights of individuals, you may be all right anyway, depending on where you live.Our courts set a floor for human rights, not a ceiling. If the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow ended its insistence that states permit same-sex marriage, protect abortion rights, integrate their schools or, as has already been demonstrated, heed the Voting Rights Act, that would be dreadful,