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Friday, August 10, 2007

Really, We Need A Congress School

I mean this is just thuddingly stupid. Jonah Goldberg called for a test for voters, how about one for Congressmen?

When Idaho State Rep. Bill Sali was running for Congress in 2006, Vice President Cheney visited his state and said, “Bill is ready to make a difference in Washington, and he’s going to be the kind of Congressman who will make you proud.” Now-Congressman Bill Sali (R-ID) is demonstrating his worth by criticizing the new religious diversity embodied in the 110th Congress:

We have not only a Hindu prayer being offered in the Senate, we have a Muslim member of the House of Representatives now, Keith Ellison from Minnesota. Those are changes — and they are not what was envisioned by the Founding Fathers.

Really? Sali may want to take a peek at Article VI of the Constitution, which notes that there is no religious test for public office.


Nobody should tell him about the two Buddhists in Congress, his head will explode. Sadly, this will probably endear Sali to some sections of Idaho, although Boise is bluing and Larry Grant, who narrowly lost out to Sali last year, is running again. I didn't get a chance to meet him at Yearly Kos, but the word is he's a good one.

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