Should Bothwell be required to step aside until the issue is resolved either by the state legislature or the courts? (poll 2385218)

Should Bothwell be required to step aside until the issue is resolved either by the state legislature or the courts?

Yes. The law may be inappropriate, but if it’s in their constitution, it IS law. Step aside, councilman.

Maybe. I can’t say that religion – or lack of it – should deter fitness for public office because it opens the door to all sorts of beliefs.

No. Look at the calendar – it’s 2009! Religion – or lack of it – should never be a factor in qualifying someone for public office.

I'm not sure.

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Gregory Hartin - 14 years ago

Actually, I think Article VI section 3 of the original (un-amended) constitution is far more explicit:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

This even more directly on point and explicitly says that it applies to state officials as well as federal ones.
literalman - 14 years ago

A provision of a state constitution is moot if it violates the US Constitution. Since it does (1st Amendment Establishment Clause), the provision of the state constitution must be ignored.
al - 14 years ago

that 64% think that the this law is valid is a very poor reflection on fox news readers