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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone been struck by the irony of organizations like CAIR demanding that Carson should withdraw from seeking the nomination because of his statement about excluding Muslims since that is contrary to the constitution?

Of course, they happily ignore the fact that Carson was exercising his first amendment right to express his opinion.

The way one resolves this is for Carson to continue to seek the nomination if he so wishes and those who find his viewpoint objectionable just don't vote for him.

It is the way things work in a democracy. [/quote]

Carson's position is that if your beliefs are inconsistent with the Constitution, you should not be President. Carson's belief that there should be a religious test in order to be President is inconsistent with the Constitution. Therefore, Carson is ineligible to be President based on his own criteria. I can't speak for CAIR, but I think Carson should withdraw in order to show his commitment to his own beliefs. But, in lieu of his withdrawing, I am quite happy to see Carson get stomped in the primary. He has already fallen behind Fiorina.
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I guess when Christianity declares Jihad on America, we can make those judgment calls - which is what Carson was doing. Islam is  indeed non-compatible with the Constitution. If it wasn't, they would not be trying to set up Sharia law here.[/quote]

Islam hasn't declared Jihad on America. I don't know who you mean by "they" that is supposed to be trying to set up Sharia, but it is not "Islam". But, again, to quote Ben Carson:

"It is very important to remember, however, that there are 1.4 billion Muslims in the world and to paint them with a single philosophical brush is just as absurd as trying to characterize the diverse thinking of billions of Christians around the world."

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