Posted on 09/24/2015 6:43:18 PM PDT by Mozilla
They all miss the point... anyone can run for president that fits the criteria... voting for that person is a different matter... they should say that a Muslim could run... I just wouldn’t vote for them.
Maybe not constitutional. But definitely suicidal. Look at what our current muslim potus has wrought in America.
He really needs to let this subject drop.
If a Muzzie did run and got elected, and then went on to “fundamentally transform” the U.S. Government into a government ruled by Sharia law, the Constitution would be no longer valid and everything becomes fair game. The contract between the People and the government would have been broken.
Common sense is out the door.
We have seen disasterous results of socialists in office, and a muslim in office now.
Exactly.
It took almost 200 years before the first and only Catholic was elected to the presidency but there was never a restriction against them running.
Yes, and NO ONE HAS SUGGESTED OTHERWISE!
So why do conservative Republicans TAKE THIS BAIT?!
He needs to or the author needs too? I belive his comments were made days ago. Cruz didn’t write or post the article....
I can’t be constitutional to make a muslim president because muslims believe in sharia law which does not allow religious freedom. It is a contradiction in terms.
What an a$$whole. Their ideology is unconstitutional. They cannot hold office because they are for a theocracy (the establishment of a religion) which forbids others to practice their religion, and that’s unconstitutional.
He is truly an idiot.
The oath of office excludes them.
The U.S. Constitution is based upon English Common Law, and its provisions are incomprehensible except with reference to the common law in effect at the time.
Anyone whose faith required adherence to a body of law anathema to common law (e.g. Sharia Law) would incapable of taking the required oath and therefore would be constitutionally unfitted to be President.
Why would you vote for someone who wants to fundamentally transform the greatest country ever.
Sharia Law is NOT compatible with oir Constitution!!!!!
Our.
They contained "generally" many of the rights found in what we know as the Federal Bill of Rights.
But there were more states to come...and so the Federal Government chose the best of the best and that became the Federal Bill of Rights.
Actually, they were added well after the Constitution was approved and were a stipulation of that original approval.
I believe a site called Avalon has all those individual Constitutions...on the web.
A Muslim can run for president and win. So the proper answer is, "Yes a Muslim can run and win, but whether I support him or not depends on his policies." Period. Nothing more and nothing less. This isn't that hard to do.
Now, I realize the press is in hyper gotcha mode if you are a republican, but they should know that and be prepared. Life is not fair and republicans have to be on their feet 24/7. If you are a democrat, answers don't matter at all.
It wouldn’t need to be a religious test, it’s an organization espousing destruction of the constitution and violent altering of government...
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