Posted on 09/20/2015 1:49:44 PM PDT by VinL
It would be unconstitutional to disqualify a Muslim from the presidency because of religion, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Sunday.
“You know, the Constitution specifies there shall be no religious test for public office and I am a constitutionalist,” the Texas senator said during the taping of “Iowa Press” at Iowa Public Television.
Cruz was about Ben Carson’s televised statement that Islam is inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that,” Carson said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.
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Cruz also referred to the ongoing controversy raised in the media over whether Donald Trump should have corrected a man who incorrectly stated at a rally that President Obama is a Muslim and not an American. “My view, listen. The president’s faith is between him and God. What I’m going to focus on is his public policy record,” Cruz said.
One area in which Cruz did not mind excluding Muslims, however, was from the ranks of refugees from Syria seeking asylum in the United States. He said they should settle in other Middle Eastern countries, citing concerns that some of the purported refugees may actually be terrorists.
“I think the Christians are a very different circumstance because Christians are being persecuted, they are being persecuted directly for their faith and the Obama administration has abandoned Middle East Christians,” Cruz said.
Several other Republican presidential candidates weighed in on the issue of Syrian refugees Saturday during a forum in Des Moines. Mike Huckabee agreed with Cruz that the U.S. should exclude Muslim refugees but accept Christians. Rick Santorum argued that even the Christians should be assisted in the region so they can return home when the violence ends.
Following his visit at Iowa Public Television, Cruz visited with restaurant-goers at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale for more light-hearted discussions while Iowans enjoyed their morning brunch.
If of course they’re vetted first.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150920/us--gop_2016-trump-homecoming-6af1f975d1.html
They already did.
While I agree that our economy is in ruin, is debating whether Islam a social issue or is our survival at stake?
Oh Catherine, don’t laugh at him. You know it’s a sin before God to laugh at the mentally enfeebled.
Besides, he learnt him a new gosh dern word today- all by himself - “theocracy”. Course he ain’t got no clue want it means— all’s he knows is dat he’s smerter than that herverd lawyer who argued 9 cases before that there Supreme Court-
That would be the same same Court that would tell him that a “cultist” has a right to run for office in America, because we are not a theocracy- we are governed by a Constitution— which says that even if you’re the guy waiting for the aliens to land from Neptune, you can run for office so long as you meet the constitutional requirements.
So you'd be okay with it?
No- Trump created the issue, Carson inflamed it; and Cruz put it to rest.
Vin, please do explain how Trump “created the issue”. TIA.
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It was Iowa, a radio forum, with Huck and St.Rick. In that setting, religion is important. With Rick and Huck ready to pounce, do you think he could have avoided it?
This is why Islam itself is ruining us. Islam isn’t as much a religion as it is a forced tyranny using religion.
What a mess.
Some of these responses are actually breathtaking.
I would have thought conservatives understood that it isn’t about what the Constitution should say, or what you want it to say, or what “sounds” unConstitutional, as one post upthread claims.
It either is, or it isn’t unConstitutional. Emotion has nothing to do with it. The law is black and white.
Please tell me Cruz didn’t pander
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He’s a politician, he will pander—— but not here.
If you have time, read the whole article- you’ll see he just speaks his truth, chips fall where they may.
Thanks, missed it.
Earlier today I saw quite a few serious posts in that vein, so I plead fatigue, lol.
They have proven they cannot. We want our majestic bald eagle as our symbol and they want scores of headless Christians.
Never thought I'd see the day we would have a muzzie supporting group of FReepers, wow.....
I like your Klingon statement, but it could be used as cover for any number of bad ideas.
As for this issue, it certainly is not a deal breaker in that I know Cruz is a constitutionalist. I would have preferred he word this in more detail, but it is not necessary.
One thing is for sure, Islam is an issue in this election.
It is what it is, and it sucks. Thanks to Obama.
unbelievable
Cruz could say a lot of thing that were right, but it’s most helpful to back up the other candidate when he’s right on target. We have a problem with Islamic terrorism.
Cruz gave the CAIR response. I just don’t care for it.
Carson was dead on target, and Cruz was pulling darts out of the back door.
I agree with your comments on Leftist ideology. I refuse to honor their wish to be call progressives in instead of liberals.
Nah- Trump has some good folks behind him-— these are the ones who will be his undoing-— they want all of us out of their country ‘cept them.
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