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Tennessee Lt. Governor is 'All About Freedom of Religion' . . . Except for Muslims

By Eric Lipman

Politicians must long for the days when, having said something moronic at a public event, they could simply claim to have been misquoted and get on with their lives. Alas, in the age of cameraphones and YouTube, this often just ain't an option -- likely much to the chagrin of Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, currently vying for the Republican nomination for Governor of that fine state. Ramsey, at a recent campaign event, made the unfortunate decision to actually utter the words that came into his head in response to an audience member's question about the "threat" posed to the U.S. by Muslims. Here, via the Religion Clause blog and Talking Points Memo, are parts of his rambling response: "Now, you know, I'm all about freedom of religion. I value the First Amendment as much as I value the Second Amendment as much as I value the Tenth Amendment and on and on and on," he said. "But you cross the line when they try to start bringing Sharia Law here to the state of Tennessee -- to the United States. We live under our Constitution and they live under our Constitution." "Now, you could even argue whether being a...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on July 27, 2010 (boomark / email).