01/20/2008
Huckabee.
Slightly terrifying clip on this morning's McLaughlin Group: Mike Huckabee telling an audience that he's in favor of a Constitutional amendment to ban abortion and same-sex marriage. (Pat Buchanan, of course, thought this was a viable possibility.) I'm no political scholar (obviously), but I do know that the purpose of Constitutional amendments is to guarantee rights not already explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution. An amendment that would effectively take rights away, therefore, does not make sense in the context of the US Constitution.
There was also lots of talk of this country being founded on the freedom of religion. Except, one of the founding principles of America was the separation of church and state, not freedom of religion, or the freedom to work religion into every aspect of American life.
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[scene: founding fathers]
- Alright, we're done.
- You think the language in the second amendment is clear enough? you know, about the right to bear arms?
- Of course it's clear. Every American has the right to hang a pair of bear arms on their wall, how could that possibly be misconstrued?
- Alright, fantastic then. Wait, you know what? Before we send this to the printer, let's take that abortion thing out.
Posted by: Trey | 01/20/2008
"There was also lots of talk of this country being founded on the freedom of religion. Except, one of the founding principles of America was the separation of church and state, not freedom of religion, or the freedom to work religion into every aspect of American life."
Well, by the text is prohibits the Establishment of a Church, which is why there is no Church of the U.S. similar to the Church of England, Church of Ireland, Church of Sweden, etc...
Posted by: Dan tdaxp | 01/21/2008
Dan,
Do you think evangelism from the political pulpit is equivalent to the establishment of a national church? This constitution thing is almost Torah-like in its interpretive possibilities. ;)
Posted by: PrimroseRoad | 01/21/2008
"Do you think evangelism from the political pulpit is equivalent to the establishment of a national church? T"
Of course not. Every President with an ideology evangelizes his position.
"This constitution thing is almost Torah-like in its interpretive possibilities. ;)"
When one throws out original intent, sure.
Posted by: Dan tdaxp | 01/22/2008
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