To paraphrase whichever character in The Princess Bride says "I don't think that word means what you think it means," I don't think Mike Huckabee knows what the First Amendment's Establishment Clause means.
From Raw Story's video clip:
"I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution," Huckabee told a Michigan audience on Monday. "But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view."
And this clown just got 16% of the Republican vote in Michigan. Michigan, not known as a hotbed of evangelical Christians.
Now I'm beginning to worry about him as a candidate.
Posted by Linkmeister at January 16, 2008 12:01 AM | TrackBackWhat does that even mean? Is he trying to paraphrase MLK's distinction between just and unjust laws in "Letter from B'ham Jail"? Or is he just spouting craziness?
Posted by: Scott at January 16, 2008 05:28 AMIt's Inigo Montoya. I hear someone killed his father.
And you're just now beginning to worry. [shakes head sadly]
Posted by: Juli Thompson at January 18, 2008 09:36 AMOh, I was bemused, but I couldn't believe he'd draw enough support beyond his evangelical base to matter. In addition, I thought the money wing of the Republican party would hate him enough that they'd block his potential nomination. Now I'm not so sure.
Posted by: Linkmeister at January 18, 2008 09:50 AMJust remember - any change to the Constitution has to be ratified not only by the Congress (2/3 majority in both houses) but by two-thirds of the states. Do you really think he can get that kind of rewrite past 2/3 of the states??
Posted by: hedera at January 19, 2008 07:44 PMNo, but the damage he could do if he were elected while he was trying to get that passed scares me.
Posted by: Linkmeister at January 19, 2008 08:01 PM