Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Sunday that he didn’t think a Muslim should be President.
NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd asked Carson on Sunday whether a President’s faith mattered.
“I guess it depends on what that faith is,” Carson replied. “If it’s inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter. But if it fits within the realm of America and consistent with the Constitution — no problem.”
“Do you believe that Islam is consistent with the Constitution?” Todd asked Carson.
“No I do not. I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” Carson said. “I absolutely would not agree with that.”
Carson added that voting for a Muslim for a position in Congress “is a different story,” and it depended on who the Muslim was and his or her policies.
Watch Carson’s comments:
do Republicans have to take a test and fail Constitutional literacy test or are they just naturally un-American?
I seem to remember there being a prohibition against a group of people holding political office in the American colonies once…who were those…oh yes, Catholics! Our Founders decided to eliminate that by making it unconstitutional to bar someone from office based on religion.
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United States Constitution, Article VI, Clause 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
What about a Jew, Dr. Carson?