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"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
I still don’t understand the RBG situation. Apparently she is alive, but that really seems hard to believe. I eagerly await her replacement by Amy Coney Barrett.
I fully agree that there should not be a test.
But, around 20% of America is Catholic and maybe 2% is Jewish. These two groups comprise 100% of the Supreme court if you count Gorsuch who was raised and educated Catholic and went Episcopal as a flag of convenience when he got married.
However you slice it this charge for Coney-Barrett is going to make the court 7-2 Catholic - Jewish.
Mormons are about 2% of America. Depending who you listen to around 25% of America is atheist or otherwise devoid of religion. If the Supreme Court was 6 atheists and 3 mormons, we would all scratch our heads and ask what the hell was going on. Around 13% of America is African American. If 6 or 7 of the Justices were black, it would be statistically odd.
Time for a Non-Ivy Baptist or other evangelical to get a seat.
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The a-hole left will undoubtedly put a Muslim on the court if they get a chance. THAT would not be good at all.
I’m all for a religious test. They have to be real Christian (that may include Catholic) or real Jewish. The test of reality is if they are conservative or not. If they are not conservative then they are not Christian or Jewish.
(Of course the Constitution forbids a religion test)
I’m fine with that, as long as the totalitarian political and military creed of Islam isn’t included in that.