tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post6011501245535499810..comments2023-12-24T15:36:16.969-05:00Comments on Chuck for ...: No Religious TestChuck Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13656874242638324636noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-15795536483773850332007-11-26T03:25:00.000-05:002007-11-26T03:25:00.000-05:00What you point out Zak is quite true - at this poi...What you point out Zak is quite true - at this point in time. Voters are an odd bunch, what they will not even look at now can be right up their alley just a little later.Chuck Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656874242638324636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-35970053772612047962007-11-26T02:02:00.000-05:002007-11-26T02:02:00.000-05:00True, there's no religious test in the Constituti...True, there's no religious test in the Constitution. There's also no personal grooming requirement. But there are both with the voters. Always have been, always will be. Extraordinary politicians are rare in any system, mostly because they have to at least convey the appearance of keeping the majority of the narrow social mores of their time and place. Glass ceilings of all kinds exist in all places, and there's no civil remedy for people seeing you as an "other" and not being willing to vote for you.Zakariah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751075547005542773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-3903501139116359412007-11-20T21:50:00.000-05:002007-11-20T21:50:00.000-05:00You already mentioned Jefferson so I'm not going t...You already mentioned Jefferson so I'm not going to dust off my copy of Jefferson's letters. I might mention that those who are surest of what God wants, fundamentalists, come in all religions, Bin laden, for one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com