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To: DiogenesLamp

On what basis would it be unconstitutional to prohibit a Muslim from being president?

Article VI of the U.S. Constitution --

"...no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

31 posted on 09/21/2015 7:36:22 AM PDT by gdani (No sacred cows)

To: gdani

Beat me by 25 seconds. I wasted time with the italicization.

40 posted on 09/21/2015 7:38:18 AM PDT by henkster (Liberals forget Dickens' kids forged an Empire on which the sun never set.)

To: gdani

"...no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

But what did that mean in the context of 1787? What was the spirit of the law?

64 posted on 09/21/2015 7:51:06 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")

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