"I'm gonna see something that's just going to fucking piss me off."

[meimichan]

Elizabeth Dole is about to lose her senate seat. She's in North Carolina, I'm registered to vote in Ohio. I could care.

Except...suddenly I do. Not about either candidate running for her seat, but the living fucking proof that in spite of all laws and say-so to the contrary, you need to be an active practicing Christian to hold office in this country. It's a qualification.

I think Colin Powell might well have said the smartest thing while making his endorsement.

"And the right answer is that he's a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is a Muslim? What is so wrong with a 7-year-old Muslim[non-Christian]-American thinking he or she can grow up to be President of the United States?"

Sing it. And I really wish Kay Hagan had said something to this effect, but I'm not surprised that she didn't.

I am not nor have I ever seriously planned on running for office-90% of my entire platform would probably involve shooting lobbyists(the other 10% would go towards furthering the Atheist Agenda and the Gay Agenda...any other agendas that the fundies will shit a brick over that I forgot?). It still seriously pisses me off that how religious you are is a stronger indication of your electability than how good at the job you are. We're not there yet.

Comments

[taprootgirl.livejournal.com]

Not only that, but you have to be thier specific kind of christian (see Mitt Romney).
Why anyone still cares about this is beyond me.

[meimichan.livejournal.com]

I swear, that's what keeps me sane/amused/shaking my head in despair. Watching all the crazy Christians put aside their hate for atheists to remember how much they hate each other.

[jeb007.livejournal.com]

I don't care if you think broccoli is god (it is mighty delicious in my opinion). I care if you will uphold the Constitution.

[meimichan.livejournal.com]

Broccoli is god. Personally, I would build a church to honor the greatness that is squash. Squash is a wonderous food. And now I have an idea for what my squash church would look like...

[jeb007.livejournal.com]

Maybe the broccoli and squash churches could exist in harmony? I really do like squash. I mean how can one go wrong? Pumpkin, butternut, spaghetti, etc. Mmmmm.