How would you feel if the majority of Americans voted to form a Christian Republica.

[Ozymanithrax]

Poll question: How would you feel if the majority of Americans voted to form a Christian Republica.

Would that be acceptable as the will of the people? Or would it be absolutely wrong?

Is what is good for Libya good for us. Should the majority decide things like this, and if it is good for Libya wouldn't it be good for us?

[catabryna]

1. I thought procreation would be required to form a

Christian Republican. Who knew? :)

[Ozymanithrax]

3. Damn my finger, but I fixed it. Thanks.

And, I am sure that some Republicans can reproduce like Amoeba, so not necessarily.

[billybob537]

18. Doesn't anyone read the constitution anymore

That would be un constitutional!

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Like, a giant one, made out of millions of people?

I would run.

[Ozymanithrax]

4. Thalnks, I fixed it, but I love the image.

[Ricochet21]

5. The Christian Right is neither

they needed to listen to Jesus

[Ozymanithrax]

6. Did Jesus leave audio tapes...or can they see him on Youtube?

These people can't even read, so I doubt listening would do any good.

[WheelWalker]

7. Is Libya considering forming a Christian Republic?

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. They are proposing to keep Sharia law as the basis of their law, as it is now (nt)

[Ozymanithrax]

13. LIbya is considering forming an Islamic Republic.

But, one religious government is like another, at least in my view. So should we simply say majority rules decide the form of government, even in our own country?

[Yo_Mama]

8. There is this thing called the "Constitution", which means

that the majority doesn't always rule.

In any case, given the polling numbers, there is no such constituency out there.

I realize you are posing a hypothetical, but I'm just having trouble with it. Our majority long ago gave us the Constitution. That sometimes overrules a temporary majority. The Libyans have no such thing and will have to work out their ground rules. Whether they turn out to be good or bad is up to them, and I don't think Americans usefully can say much about it.

[Ozymanithrax]

11. I agree that Libyans should determine their own government...even if its a bad government.

But if we think the majority in any country should be able to determine that countries system of government, then shouldn't it be that way for us to. Why shackle ourselves to the leg of a dead majority? Well, anymore than we already are. More and more our country takes on the trapping of a religious republic.

Personally, I think any form of Theocracy, whether a Republic or something else, will inherently be unequal in its approach to people who are not of the dominant religion. So I don't believe that a simple majority in Libya or anywhere should make those decisions. Free societies should be encouraged and opressions discouraged.

[RagAss]

9. I would die in the gutter while squeezing a trigger trying to stop it.

And if you decided not to...you would deserve the Hell you would be thrown into.

[Motown_Johnny]

12. Mixing Religion and Politics diminishes both

[Douglas Carpenter]

14. The U.S. Constitution negates a theocracy. America has duty to choose the form of government not

only for ourselves, but it is our duty to impose on every country in the world the form of government we think best for them. It is our traditional commitment to secular republican-democracy is why America has so strongly supported it in Saudi Arabia and in numerous other places around the world.

[TheKentuckian]

15. Other: Approve if they are setting up shop far away. They can't form one here

without amending the constitution.

[customerserviceguy]

16. So. it's just a matter of distance, that's all?

Too bad a billion dollars of our money went into this. Good thing we didn't lose any American lives over it.

[TheKentuckian]

20. I was talking about a hypothetical of Americans deciding to create a theocracy

You seem to be speaking of something else because I don't know what expenditure the hypothetical caused.

If a bunch of our native fuckbags decide to create a theocracy somewhere, what are we supposed to do about it and why wouldn't we want to be rid of them?

[eShirl]

17. Since it would require a constitutional amendment, they would need more than a majority.

[PufPuf23]

19. Voted no, inherently bad.

But there are many citizens of the mindset we are a Christian Theocracy to be defended from liberals.

I would hope Libya becomes a secular nation.

[uppityperson]

21. Please define your term. What IS a "Christian Republic"? Thank you

[slackmaster]

22. It wouldn't matter. A simple majority of voters is insufficient to amend the Constitution.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlev

[rustydog]

23. It should be overthrown by the supreme court. There is this little

thing called our constitution and a statement about establshment of a religion....can't be done.
The 1st amendment prohibits the making of any law “respecting an establishment of religion.