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Originally Posted by PanTheMan
If Dobson and Bush say the #1 reason in Picking Miers is her "Religion" , does this make us a Theocratic State yet?
Last time i checked, the only mention of Religion in the constitution is that it be SEPERATE from Government, not incorporated with it.
The only other reason, is that Bush will have a "Proxy" vote for maybe the next 20 years on the court. A direct violation of all conflict of intrest laws.
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Ok, first, the separation of church and state was originally intended to keep government out of religion, not the other way around. It was meant as a way to keep the government from backing one religion and forcing it on the general public, as was the case in England. Having some Christian people in Govenment is nothing close to this. So far, I've not heard any of them even mention a specific religion. "Christian" covers a wide array of religions...
Second, Bush is only going to be around for another few years. Why would he want a "proxy" vote set up for when he's not around? And even if he did, getting people who's doctrines are similar to his in power is hardly a violation of conflict of interest. If you think the country should be run a certain way, you put people in place that will run it that way. No conflict. And every president since Washington has done the same thing...