Author Topic: Huckabee wants to change Constitution (Read 2295 times)

Chairboy · « **on:** January 15, 2008, 03:18:49 PM »

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Huckabee_Amend_Constitution_to_meet_Gods_0115.html

"Huckabee: Amend Constitution to be in 'God's standards'"

I'm confident that even if you're a christian, you should be pretty concerned about the dramatic change this would entail in the structure of our country and the role of religion in government.

The distinction between church and state exists to protect both from each other. The stink of government would impinge the church the same way that religion's influence on government would drive it toward more centralized power. Theocracy hurts everyone under its thumb, and Huckabee's promise to re-write the Constitution should be a bright warning to folks on both sides of this issue.

Yeager · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2008, 03:38:01 PM »

your worried about what a politican says regarding amending the consitution while on the campaign trail? thats about as close to science fiction as politcs gets.

Huckabee wont stand a prayer (pun intended) if he keeps grasping at God to get elected.

DYNAMITE · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2008, 03:43:14 PM »

Yeager is right... This just makes his electability in a general election that much less.

Im not that worried.

Not really

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2008, 03:52:38 PM »

In a sane world, someone wishing to alter the constitution to fit a religous bias would soon be out of the running. The scary thing is, this guy might pull it off, with the number of voters' in the Christian right.

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:20:38 PM »

I am interested to see how much the liberal media pounces on this. Democrats know that the only Republican Hillary can beat is Huckabee, and they need him to win the nomination.

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:23:48 PM »

I would be far more interested to see how the conservative media, the one that acknowledges the sanctity of the Constitution yet has the most to gain from a republican candidate, reports it.

Sandman · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:33:29 PM »

So... Huckabee wants a theocracy.

That makes him a moonbat.

AKIron · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:38:39 PM »

Last time I looked the President has no more power to change the constitution than you or I.

Sandman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:44:03 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
Last time I looked the President has no more power to change the constitution than you or I.

True enough.

Doesn't make Huckabee less of a moonbat, though.

AKIron · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:45:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
True enough.

Doesn't make Huckabee less of a moonbat, though.

I don't mean to be rude but you're gonna vote for Hillary anyhow so your opinion in this means little to me.

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:48:42 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
I don't mean to be rude but you're gonna vote for Hillary anyhow so your opinion in this means little to me.

This will help you.

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:50:54 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
Last time I looked the President has no more power to change the constitution than you or I.

However, that can be changed with things like the Patriot act. The President can't change or ammend the constitution, that has to be done by Congress...But it can be suspended. The Patriot act allows for this. It's there, and all you need is for someone to use it to mess with the constitution.

AKIron · « **Reply #12 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:52:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
This will help you.

I noticed you didn't bother denying you have little interest in voting for a Republican.

AKIron · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:54:23 PM »

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Originally posted by FrodeMk3
However, that can be changed with things like the Patriot act. The President can't change or ammend the constitution, that has to be done by Congress...But it can be suspended. The Patriot act allows for this. It's there, and all you need is for someone to use it to mess with the constitution.

Whatever happened with that evil Patriot Act anyhow? I thought the loudly opposed democrats were going to get rid of it once they gained power in the House?

Airscrew · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2008, 05:03:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
This will help you.

I clicked, that was funny...