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The Constitution guarantees the right to life, liberty and property. Maybe you should read The Constitution, before you start hacking on someone else about it?
If this has been discussed before, I apologize. But recently I heard Herman Cain a Conservative running for President state that "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." was in the Constitution. Before saying that we don't need to re write the Constitution. But we need to re-read the Constitution. The irony here is that Life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness is from the Declaration of Independence. Maybe he should READ the Constitution.
Also Cain went on the Glen Beck show and said he would be reluctant to appoint a Muslim to a position of power. Once again Cain shows his lack of knowledge on the Constitution. Because in Article IV, Clause 3 it says "no religion test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
I really wish some Republicans would actually read the darn thing before they try to act all patriotic.
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Many get this confused because few people read either Document after School.The Constitution guarantees the right to life, liberty and property. Maybe you should read The Constitution, before you start hacking on someone else about it?
This a pretty common mistake because as apdst says:
Many get this confused because few people read either Document after School.
Bigotry sells well in the GOP.It's just Cain isn't the first Republican I've see discriminate against Muslims.
Bigotry sells well in the GOP.
I heard Herman Cain say that during the GOP debate and the other GOP candidates kinda followed suite stating they wouldn't appoint a Muslim to their Cabinet unless they swore an oath to the Constitution. It's an interesting "politically correct" statement to make actually.
ROMNEY: ...No, I think we recognize that the people of all faiths are welcome in this country. Our nation was founded on a principal of religious tolerance. That's in fact why some of the early patriots came to this country and we treat people with respect regardless of their religious persuasion.
Obviously, anybody who would come into my administration would be someone who I knew, who I was comfortable with, and who I believed would honor as their highest oath -- their oath to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States.
KING: Mr. Speaker, go ahead.
GINGRICH: I just want to comment for a second. The Pakistani who emigrated to the U.S. became a citizen, built a car bomb which luckily failed to go off in Times Square was asked by the federal judge, how could he have done that when he signed -- when he swore an oath to the United States. And he looked at the judge and said, "You're my enemy. I lied."
Now, I just want to go out on a limb here. I'm in favor of saying to people, if you're not prepared to be loyal to the United States, you will not serve in my administration, period.
GINGRICH: We did this -- we did this in dealing with the Nazis and we did this in dealing with the communists. And it was controversial both times, and both times we discovered after a while, you know, there are some genuinely bad people who would like to infiltrate our country. And we have got to have the guts to stand up and say no.
Yeha, cause look at the GOP's backing of government programs that discriminate against people with the wrong skin color!
Oh wait.. that's the Dem's that do that...
Only Governor Romney and Speaker Gingrich commented on the issue. Governor Romney distanced himself from Mr. Cain's position. Speaker Gingrich appeared to embrace loyalty tests. IMO, both Mr. Cain's and Speaker Gingrich's views on that issue are incompatible with the Constitution.
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I just don't understand why you would want to vote for somebody who doesn't understand the basic principles of our country. I guess you're so determine to defeat Obama that you're willing to vote for an uneducated pizza boy.
Didn't stop the community organizer from getting elected.
What's the next complaint ... that Herman farted ?
This a pretty common mistake because as apdst says:
Many get this confused because few people read either Document after School.
In response to the OP, I do not think they behave patriotic. Exclusion, fear, and prejudice are not patriotic qualities at all. Nor do they have a place in a free society.
The Constitution guarantees the right to life, liberty and property. Maybe you should read The Constitution, before you start hacking on someone else about it?
More to the point...
The 5th Amendment does offer protections to our "life, liberty, or property," noting we cannot be deprived of any of them without due process of law. Also, it protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure.
These rights aren't without limits.
I completely agree. With rights come responsibilities. It is unfortunate that some people tend to forget about the responsibilites part of it, and only scream about their rights.
Oh, buddy off topic but Kevorkian is dead man.
Herman farted?
What is with these childish comments?
Why can't I just not support him because he doesn't understand Article IV Clause 3 of the Constitution? IMO I think that it is great that we don't need our candidates to take religious test to hold any office. And I would just like to point out, I liked Mitt Romney's response last night.
It's the GOP which diesn't like to elect blacks to the federal government. Since Reconstruction, the GOP has elected only 6 black Republicans to Congress.Yeha, cause look at the GOP's backing of government programs that discriminate against people with the wrong skin color!
Oh wait.. that's the Dem's that do that...
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