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A cherry picker of the Constitution in Georgia, a Republican, doesnt seem to grasp a very important part of our Constitution. House candidate Jody Hice believes that the First Amendments guarantee of religious liberty does not apply to Muslims.
http://freakoutnation.com/2014/06/23/georgia-republican-says-first-amendment-does-not-apply-to-muslims/
daleanime
(17,796 posts)but it's probably true.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Is anyone really surprised at any ignorant bigotry he can spew? We've heard this before.
I don't think any sane or "moderate" Republicans even exist anymore - certainly none in office currently representing the Deep South.
Zambero
(8,962 posts)Or that only Muslims can prevent the free exercise of other religious beliefs?
Or per chance, if he's saying that Muslims are inherently BAD people who need to choose a new religion, then which one does the 1st Amendment specify?
This individual would never be mistaken for a Constitutional scholar.