That the phrase 'no religious test required for office' is up for debate, that if people really want that, our democracy allows the laws to be changed to reflect that as they are doing in red states.
It's part of the new 'Tenther' movement that replaced the 'states rights' crowd. They hinge all they do under that provision of the Bill of Rights. It allows them to control the population in each state without the rest of the Constitution getting in the way.
Their view of 'limited government' is to repeal every amendment after the Tenth. Repealing the 14th with birthright citizenship, due process and equal protection under the law is top of the list, followed by the repeal of the income tax and women's sufferage amendment. They've been pushing taking the vote away from women for years, and demonizing the IRS and all things after the 10th.
They are planning to call for a Constitutional convention when they can get enough state legislatures 'red' as Paul Ryan said. They are well funded in this effort and have used many organizing tools.
The First Amendment's 'no law respecting an establishment of religion' is viewed by them as a one way street, not 'the wall of separation between church and state' which they take in the opposite direction of secularists.
They say government is the only one restrained by that, and they can do as they please. And they claim that Obama is the one who plans to establish religion in government with Sharia law and want to beat him to it.
At least that's what the Tea baggers tell me...
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