Rick Perry

[bubbatentoe]

uhm, for reference:

"In 2006, on the 50th anniversary of its adoption, the Senate reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as the official national motto of the United States of America.

In 2011 the House of Representatives passed an additional resolution reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States, in a 396-9 vote."

"According to a 2003 joint poll by USA Today, CNN, and Gallup, 90% of Americans support the inscription "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins."

The phrase also appears on the wall (behind the judge) in all US courts.

 

[copacetic]

uhm, for reference:

"In 2006, on the 50th anniversary of its adoption, the Senate reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as the official national motto of the United States of America.

In 2011 the House of Representatives passed an additional resolution reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States, in a 396-9 vote."

"According to a 2003 joint poll by USA Today, CNN, and Gallup, 90% of Americans support the inscription "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins."

The phrase also appears on the wall (behind the judge) in all US courts.

I'm not sure of the relevance to the thread, really, in any case, many are not happy about this:

Controversy
Some atheists and separationists have been known to mark out the motto on American currency with a custom-made stamp.[18]

Critics contend that the motto's placement on money constitutes a "law respecting an establishment of religion" by the government, thus violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and the Separation of church and state. The motto was first challenged in Aronow v. United States in 1970, but the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled: "It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise."[19] The decision was cited in Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, a 2004 case on the Pledge of Allegiance. These acts of "ceremonial deism" are "protected from Establishment Clause scrutiny chiefly because they have lost through rote repetition any significant religious content."[20] In Zorach v. Clauson (1952), the Supreme Court has also held that the nation's "institutions presuppose a Supreme Being" and that government recognition of God does not constitute the establishment of such a state church as the Constitution's authors intended to prohibit.[21] Constitutionalists object to sworn judiciaries employing historical context in what they believe ought to be a raw textual interpretation.[22][23]

Some atheists and separationists have been known to cross out the motto on paper money or stamp on an alternative slogan as a form of protest.[24] Federal law (18 U.S.C. § 333 and 18 U.S.C. § 475) prohibits defacement of currency, but it specifies either "intent to render such bank bill...unfit to be reissued" or a "notice or advertisement", and no documented cases exist of prosecution for such action. Additionally, the Federal Reserve frequently recirculates similarly altered notes.[25]

Outside of constitutional objections, President Theodore Roosevelt took issue with placing the motto on coinage as he considered it sacrilegious to put the name of God on money

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust

 

[The Philosopher]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_big_idea/2006/12/romneys_religion.html




Are there not any Republican candidates who are not completely bonkers ?

Ron Paul. To me he is the only candidate of both parties that has the intellectual capacity and respect for common sense to a fit president. The only downside for me is he is religious, but it doesnt seem to effect his ideas too much.

 

[MickeyD]

Try this one for size...

"I think that we've had an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs, and who were historically part of the Arab community. And they had a chance to go many places, and for a variety of political reasons we have sustained this war against Israel now since the 1940s, and it's tragic," he said.

http://www.news24.com/World/News/Gingrich-calls-Palestinians-an-invented-people-20111210

 

[Fazda]

And still more....

​By now, you've probably seen Rick Perry's "Strong" ad, in which he opines, "There's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." Not only are gays in our military, they're also composing music for our campaign ads. As the Harvard Political Review points out, the music that plays in the background of Perry's ad is inspired by or directly taken from Aaron Copland, a gay composer.

What a Twit!

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/12/rick_perrys_ant.php

 

[Fazda]

Ron Paul. To me he is the only candidate of both parties that has the intellectual capacity and respect for common sense to a fit president. The only downside for me is he is religious, but it doesnt seem to effect his ideas too much.

I've bolded the reason why he won't make it...