I am not impressed with her or Angle, who believes that all Hispanics look like Asians to her:
Angle tells Hispanic students they look Asian - Yahoo! News
I am not looking forward to a win for Conservatism this fall when all our cards are wild.
I am not a fan of the Tea Party (flame suit on) b/c I see it as a knee jerk reaction to a wide variety of ills put upon us all at once. Failed politicians from the last election, their children (as in Rand Paul) or, as in this case, the insane. My fear is that it is all a front to make money on fear and get more cronies in Washington, a thickly veiled scam. But I cannot make a decision until I see what they DO rather than what they SAY.
The phrase "separation of church and state" does not appear in the First amendment or anywhere else in the constitution.
"Separation of church and state" is one interpretation of the language "...shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..."
The langauge that is actually in the 1st, is (in)famously vague, and open to multiple interpretations.
Despite being a very religious person, I tend to favor a strong reading of the first (ie; agreeing with the phrase 'separation of church and state') because I think government is historically a tremendous corrupting influence on the church, and I think the church needs to be protected from the toxic effects of politics. But even though I do generally favor this interpetation, I have to admit that it's just an interpretation and the language does not actually appear in the constitution.
... however, according to the story she appeared surprised that the establishment clause was in the First Amendment at all. That should wreck her candidacy.
I'm not convinced that wasn't more spin than reality. Just like in the Rand Paul race, the Democrats are quick to latch onto any dirt or weakness; real, imagined or outright false.
I'm not convinced that wasn't more spin than reality. Just like in the Rand Paul race, the Democrats are quick to latch onto any dirt or weakness; real, imagined or outright false.
Does she want to be a SCOTUS Justice? If not, I fail to see the relevancy of her opinion on this. It doesn't matter one wit what she thinks of the constitution.
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I agree, which is why I qualified that the story said that. Unfortunately, listening to some of her statements, it was believable.
Knowledge and opinion of the Constitution is very important to me in a candidate.
I'd vote for her if I lived there, for reasons I've written about many times here - Party trumps person - but you have to admit, that chick is dumber than a box of rocks.
'meh, Representatives (this includes senators now since they're democratically elected) are supposed to represent, not interpret the constitution. That is for the Justices.
I don't think she's dumb, I just think she says a lot of dumb things in interviews. Hell, I say a lot of dumb things too, I just don't have the audience she does. She's not a spit polished politician, which makes her even more endearing to me.
I'd be more interested in reading any published writings than listening to sound bites. That gives a better gauge of a person's political bent, IMO.