Myers is on a roll.
Ben Carson recently said that he "would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that."
A perfectly sane viewpoint, and one I share.
Myers is shocked--shocked-- that Carson would... wait for it... violate the Constitution(?).
Myers cites the First Amendment, which prohibits Congress from making a law respecting an establishment of religion, and Article IV, which prohibits a religious test for holding public office.
*Pounds head on desk*
The Constitution constrains government from establishing a religion and from imposing a religious test to hold office, but it does not restrain American citizens from voting in accordance with their best judgement and conscience. And a candidate's most deeply held religious views are fair game-- we wouldn't elect a pagan who believed in human sacrifice.
Myers' post is one of the dumbest I've read on his blog, and that says a lot. Now it's perfectly fine to hold the opinion that a Muslim would make a fine president, and it's perfectly fine to hold the opinion that a Muslim wouldn't make a fine president. That issue can be debated, but it has nothing--nothing-- to do with the Constitution.
The Constitution constrains the government, not American voters.
And of course I agree with Carson that electing a Muslim president would be a bad idea. I mean, look how the first one worked out.
Ben Carson recently said that he "would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that."
A perfectly sane viewpoint, and one I share.
Myers is shocked--shocked-- that Carson would... wait for it... violate the Constitution(?).
Myers cites the First Amendment, which prohibits Congress from making a law respecting an establishment of religion, and Article IV, which prohibits a religious test for holding public office.
*Pounds head on desk*
The Constitution constrains government from establishing a religion and from imposing a religious test to hold office, but it does not restrain American citizens from voting in accordance with their best judgement and conscience. And a candidate's most deeply held religious views are fair game-- we wouldn't elect a pagan who believed in human sacrifice.
Myers' post is one of the dumbest I've read on his blog, and that says a lot. Now it's perfectly fine to hold the opinion that a Muslim would make a fine president, and it's perfectly fine to hold the opinion that a Muslim wouldn't make a fine president. That issue can be debated, but it has nothing--nothing-- to do with the Constitution.
The Constitution constrains the government, not American voters.
And of course I agree with Carson that electing a Muslim president would be a bad idea. I mean, look how the first one worked out.
"look how the first one worked out"
ReplyDeletewho was the first one?
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