Steve King: A Muslim ‘Cannot Seriously Give An Oath’ To The Constitution

Rep Steve King, R-Iowa, introduces presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, unseen, at a town hall event at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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While other Republicans have sought to distance themselves from Ben Carson’s stance that he would not support a Muslim in the White House, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) — an influential figure in the Iowa GOP primary — said the comments would likely help Carson in the state.

“I wouldn’t expect those remarks would hurt Dr. Carson in Iowa. I think they help him,” King said, according to The Washington Post. “The people on our side who pay any attention to this at all understand sharia is incompatible with the Constitution and that a sincerely devout Muslim — I might say, a devout Islamist — cannot seriously give an oath to support the Constitution, because it’s incompatible with his faith.”

Carson said on “Meet The Press” Sunday that he believed that Islam was inconsistent with the Constitution.

“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” Carson said. “I absolutely would not agree with that.”

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  1. Avatar for mjv135 mjv135 says:

    “… a devout Islamist — cannot seriously give an oath to support the Constitution, because it’s incompatible with his faith.”

    According to Kim Davis and Mike Huckabee and a few other GOP presidential hopefuls, neither can a Christian.

  2. Avatar for xyxox xyxox says:

    Steve King beats out Gohmert as the stupidest person in Congress. Now he beats out everybody for most bigoted person in Congress.

  3. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    It says so right in the bible!

  4. Avatar for vonq vonq says:

    Unlike members of the GOP who can take an oath to some random civilian with some name recognition, over their duties to the republic, the public, the Constitution.

  5. Same thing can be said about Catholics. The whole “Pope” thing.

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