The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Should a Muslim be able to hold office?

1. Yes, the USA is a democracy, but the political foundation is that of a Republic.

2. The first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" The two parts, known as the "establishment clause" and the "free exercise clause" respectively..." In short, the government cannot create nor regulate any particular religion. Of course, if one considers "Humanism" to be a religion, then being faithful to that amendment would be near impossible.

3. I believe the founders of the USA would not allow a Muslim to hold office. The Second Amendment guarantees the inalienable right of all citizens to keep/possess and bear/use arms. The original intent of the citizenry to have arms was both for personal defense, attack by foreign enemies AND for defense against tyranny of the country's own government. So, what does have to do with allowing Muslims to occupy offices in the government? Islam, according to its own holy book, the Koran, states in many places that those who do not embrace and practice the Muslim religion are to be punished and even killed. Since Sharia Law is antithetical to the laws and values of the Constitution, the forcing it (religion/political system) upon the people with the threat of death upon failure to conform, this would constitute a direct attack upon the foundational principles of the country. Thus, Islam being a inherently violent religion, although nominal Muslims do not advocate violence despite what the Koran teaches, must be considered an enemy of the State and those who embrace that religion should not be given authority in the government. As long as individual Muslims do not wage war against the State, they should be afforded the freedom to practice their religion, which falls within the freedom stated in the First Amendment. Common Sense (a misnomer due to the fact that it is very uncommon to find in our day) would dictate that anyone who hates the USA and what it stands for should not be allowed a position to be held by that person who would allow the overthrow of the government.

4. Bernie Sanders is a Communist. He has openly supported many Communist regimes and organizations. It is no wonder, at least to me, that the Democratic Party allowed him to run under their banner since the more radical Leftists within that Party are Socialists and have sympathies with the tenets of Communism, which Socialism carried through to its logical end is the result.