John Edwards, sleezebag: This guy could've been President

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Well, the United States eliminates MANY people from high office for the most silly of moralistic reasons. Are you gay? An atheist or agnostic? In fact, you can be religious but with the wrong religion, i.e., anything but Christian. You simply will never be president.

[August]

People have a right to vote for whoever they want for whatever ridiculous reason they want and there's just no way around it. But some folks also claimed with equal fervor that a black man would never be President and they were shown to be wrong so I think anything is possible.

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

Well, the United States eliminates MANY people from high office for the most silly of moralistic reasons. Are you gay? An atheist or agnostic? In fact, you can be religious but with the wrong religion, i.e., anything but Christian. You simply will never be president.

So wait - are you suggesting that we prohibit voting based upon whatever ideology one wants?

Thought-police, anyone?

Sarcasm aside, indeed you are correct in those things. But why is that wrong? If the majority of the population believes in those values and elects someone who represents their beliefs, what is the problem with that?

I can't imagine there is one, unless you don't believe in democratic representation. In that case, your values are also not shared by most and therefore not welcome to lead.

Heh, maybe we should have two presidents - one for the majority, and one to represent everyone else. And then, when they disagree...

Why is it that the left always whines about the US not respecting other cultures, when people like you are a clear example of someone not respecting ours?

Originally Posted by Aramike

Sarcasm aside, indeed you are correct in those things. But why is that wrong? If the majority of the population believes in those values and elects someone who represents their beliefs, what is the problem with that?

What is the problem if an entire nation has been brainwashed into thinking that, for example, atheists/agnostics are evil, unamerican, can't be elected into office, etc.? You might as well ask what was wrong with racial segregation that you had not so long ago and in many ways still have.