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so let me repeat .... no subtext or supratext .... must be literal ... ergo "vice" is read as a single word and his religion would prohibit its use .... i
'll allow the readers to speculate as to what a presidency of religious nuts would mean
perhaps the religious fundamentalists are right and we are in the end of days .... religious wars raging here and overseas ....
as to the Constitution & religion .... please note it only says no test is required .... it does not say there can not be an official religion .... conservatives read it literally (and interpret at their convenience)
the definitive and succinct statement regarding the separation is from Pres Jefferson's famous letter and conservatives only use his words when in their favor. Remember Mass had an official religion long after the Constitution was adopted.
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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“That’s not who I am, and that’s not who I want people to think I am,” he said. “I can’t in good faith willingly condone a word I find deplorable without violating my Christian principles.” Jeezus... Dawg have mercy!!
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
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Y'all do realize this was a satire, right? Pence is a religious bigot, I concede, but the story was not true.
When it was said, "you can't make this [stuff] up" - I said, "apparently you can." And they did.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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I initially did think it was true  given that he is stupid enough to say it
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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I suspect English language is not taught in Indiana. (Neither is science, math, history, geography...) Don't expect much from Indiana. During the 1920's, Indiana had the highest proportion of KKK members of all the states. Imbecility goes back a long way there. .
Once, weapons were manufactured to fight wars; today, wars are manufactured to sell weapons
It is far easier to deceive folks than to convince them they are deceived
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I suspect English language is not taught in Indiana. (Neither is science, math, history, geography...) Don't expect much from Indiana. During the 1920's, Indiana had the highest proportion of KKK members of all the states. Imbecility goes back a long way there. . There was a sign between two towns in Indiana that read: "Ni$$er, don't let the sun set on you in this town"
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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Iiiindiana! - where the wind goes rushing through the brains...!!!
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
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Indiana the Northernmost Southern state...
I spent a year there while my wife did a program at Purdue. Sure was happy to be White, and I spent my year in a college town. I did enjoy the tornado that came through town and ripped the crap out of things.
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...perhaps the religious fundamentalists are right and we are in the end of days .... religious wars raging here and overseas .... Interesting post there rporter - because that's exactly what ISIS wants as well: A Trump Presidency that will lead to end-days. Who knew that Extreme Christians and Extreme Muslims have so much in common?  ...but then again, you did write 'religious fundamentalists' rporter. 
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... Who knew that Extreme Christians and Extreme Muslims have so much in common? ... The basis for the extremism is exactly the same. Two peas in a pod.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
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