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To: thoughtomator
Anyone who would base the decision on his religion is doing so against the letter and the spirit of our Constitution (which explicitly forbids a religious test for office).

Sorry but I can't agree with you there. It's true that the Constitution forbids the government from establishing a religious test. But individuals are entirely free to vote on any basis they want, certainly including the religion of the candidate.

People make the same mistake when it comes to the presumption of innocence. That applies to the judicial system. It surely doesn't apply to individuals.

For example, if Joseph Smith, the guy recently convicted of Carlie Brucia, and whose abduction of her was caught on tape, came and applied for a daycare job with you, would you be violating the spirit of the Constitution by failing to apply the presumption of innocence? Of course not. Same thing as to religious tests.

73 posted on 12/17/2005 9:10:47 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Well, in that case, there would be no presumption of innocence since he was already convicted.


87 posted on 12/17/2005 9:20:49 AM PST by thoughtomator (Congrats Iraq!)
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