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Posted on 10/03/2010 9:25:06 PM PDT by pissant
Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is on a crusade, and it is one that goes well beyond a Republican takeover of Congress come November. Sen. DeMint wants to make sure that gays and unwed pregnant women do not teach in public schools. The crux of DeMint's argument is that there can be no separation of moral issues from economic issues, and to the extent that some in the Republican party try and separate the two they do so at the party's peril.
For those who have paid attention to DeMint's moral posturing in the past, these latest statements really come as no surprise. DeMint has made similar proclamations, like the time in 2004 when he endorsed his state party's platform that said openly gay teachers should be barred from teaching in public school. For DeMint, the issue boils down to a government endorsement of "immorality."
Senator DeMint is free to hold onto antiquated and bigoted beliefs in his personal life, but it is quite another thing for a U.S. Senator to openly advocate those positions as party platforms. What is also very disturbing about these latest ramblings is the fact that the Senator insists on wrapping them in constitutional protections found in the First Amendment. It's not enough to call Sen. DeMint's understanding of the First Amendment exercise and establishment clauses misguided. It's simply wrong and a sitting U.S. Senator should, by virtue of his employment, have a fundamental understanding of the law.
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Here’s a man who has the courage of his convictions, and would make a great POTUS.
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He's the only politician to say what most of us believe in.
ditto's
Will we also screen out those who live together with boyfriend/girlfriend and have pre-marital sex?
It wasn’t that long ago that there was no such thing as a married pregnant teacher.
OKAY...is this person’s last name REALLY “Piehole?”
Completely unafraid. Not always right 100%, but it’s darn refreshing to hear him.
Looking good.
Wow! A Stand.
Way to go DeMint!!
DeMint may have mistepped with trying to bar unwed moms from teaching. After all the brilliant tactics by DeMint, he may have given some Democrats a handhold from their freefall.
Yeah, and Rush Limbaugh said women don’t belong in the workplace...
I know because leftwing smear groups said so!
“Will we also screen out those who live together with boyfriend/girlfriend and have pre-marital sex?”
How would we know about the sexual habits of room mates? Would they be bringing in sex tapes for the kids to watch? I mean, not to give them any ideas...
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Sen. Jim DeMint: Gays And Unmarried, Pregnant Women Should Not Teach Public School
That would be the Green/Red/Pink alliance. Wonder if we have any color code of our own.
Actually, he’s right on the money. Republicans have been backpedaling like pussies from the culture wars for so long, that the PINK mafia, the atheists and the ACLU now have the upper hand.
I don’t see any direct quotes or reference to where and when DeMint said this.
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