Posted on 02/04/2012 6:53:17 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
“Look around, there are many more around here who agree with me than with you.”
I’m glad you have lots of friends who are willing to pick “approved religions”. it’s wrong, no matter how many of you there are.
“I call it as it is, you are claiming I am anti-American yet you are the one trying to silence us.”
Really I am trying to silence you? How? You ARE anti-American to the extent that you think certain religions are not fit to run for office because of those religious beliefs.
I know you use a nuanced argument against that - but you’re wrong. Our Constitution does not specify freedom of religion except for.....
“Fail on your part, big time.”
Keep patting yourself on the back. You’re still wrong.
typical engineer answer
“typical engineer answer”
Thank you.
Fail time RF. So you think a radical muslim is fit to run for office?
I know you use a nuanced argument against that - but you’re wrong. Our Constitution does not specify freedom of religion except for.....
Study it a little before making such foolish statements. The religion test ONLY applies to laws banning a candidate based only on religion. That does not apply to the citizenry in general who can use what ever standard they see fit. For you to say otherwise to denigrate that FREEDOM is antiamerican.
The Constitution does not prohibit any citizen from using any criteria they want when choosing a candidate.
“Fail time RF. So you think a radical muslim is fit to run for office? “
It doesn’t matter what you think or I think. If they meet the Constitutional criteria to run for office, they can, under the Constitution. You do understand that, don’t you?
“The religion test ONLY applies to laws banning a candidate based only on religion.”
And that’s what your crew is saying on this very thread.
“That does not apply to the citizenry in general who can use what ever standard they see fit.”
Who objected to this? Certainly not me.
“For you to say otherwise to denigrate that FREEDOM is antiamerican.”
I didn’t say that. It’s your team that says that Mormons - simply for the act of being mormon should not be running for office. You’ve found the problem, and it’s your friends.
Fail, indeed.
“The Constitution does not prohibit any citizen from using any criteria they want when choosing a candidate.”
Of course not. Who said it did? Not me.
Why did you post this to me? This isn’t about Mormonism, and I’m not Mormon.
as well as elsewhere- catch up with the world RF
Who objected to this? Certainly not me.
Right, only apart from accusing everyone who chose to apply that criteria antiAmerican and a liberal
It’s your team that says that Mormons - simply for the act of being mormon should not be running for office. You’ve found the problem, and it’s your friends.
There you go again. You just contradicted yourself. You are objecting to citizens using what ever standard they choose - to which you said Who objected to this? Certainly not me.
Yep, fail RF - inconsistant in your own words.
“Yep, fail RF - inconsistant in your own words.”
No. You want to choose approved religions, I don’t.
If you wish to use whatever criteria you wish to use in the voting booth, that is your choice as a free American.
However, if you wish to say, as you have, that someone who meets the Constitutional requirement for running for office who happens to be a member of one of your unapproved religions is not fit to run for office - then that is repugnant and un-American.
You reek of your own fail.
Just because you have friends who are equally deluded as you does not make you right. You are most certainly wrong.
It is not wrong or UN-American to vote my conscience, it is however both for you to try to keep me from doing so.
I never said they couldn’t RUN for office, I’m saying I will never VOTE for them and even then the list is small (pseudo-Christian cults and Muslims).
It isn’t a ‘nuanced argument’, it is what the Constitution says, not your interpretation of the Constitution.
Again, it is not wrong to vote my conscience. At least I have one. You however, are wrong to try to get me to violate my conscience and my religious beliefs.
Nah, real engineers make sense this one doesn’t.
Too much work.
I'd rather pick up tidbits from all the stuff MORMONism has produced over the years.
It seems to trash itself.
“It is not wrong or UN-American to vote my conscience, it is however both for you to try to keep me from doing so.”
Nobody said that, you twit.
“I never said they couldn’t RUN for office, I’m saying I will never VOTE for them and even then the list is small (pseudo-Christian cults and Muslims).”
Really? Well your friends have. Why don’t you help me correct their unAmerican views?
“Again, it is not wrong to vote my conscience. At least I have one. You however, are wrong to try to get me to violate my conscience and my religious beliefs.”
You can keep repeating this, but I never said you should not vote as you wish.
It is your intolerant friends who ignore the Constitution.
We’re making progress here.
Just like my experience with the Book of MORMON, I prayed about Bigfoot and have been assured by the Holy Spirit that he is REAL!!
--MormonDude(I don't know why Moroni misidentified him in the BoM)
How am I ignoring the Constitution?
Where have they said that Mormons or anyone else can’t run. Prove it, liar. Show me the posts.
You keep saying that I am being un-American for refusing to vote for a Mormon. You can’t even keep your story straight.
TR my BUTT!
Y'all best have PLURAL wives; according to BY!
FR's version of March Madness!
“How am I ignoring the Constitution?”
I’ll take your word, rather than check the entire thread.
However, your friend used the blatant example of a Radical Muslim running for office. As offensive as Radical Islam is, if that person wishes to run for office and is otherwise Constitutionally eligible, YES....they can run for office under the Constitution. It’s that simple. Your friends disagree. They also include Mormons, and I’m sure they have a list of other unapproved religions - I mean why stop at just a couple?
Are you on their side, or the side of the Constitution?
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