Imagine if the Constitution had a clause protecting any one running for office

[MindPilot]

from a religious test. What if religion simply didn't matter and the candidates didn't have to spend all their time proving who's more Christian? What if the media were free to focus on polices and positions instead of what a preacher said or who has a favorite bible verse? What if we could look at a candidate's character and intellect instead of insisting that the first qualification for the presidency is an imaginary friend?

All I can say is our Founding Fathers were a bunch of dumbasses for leaving that out.



On Edit: OK, I didn't think this was going to be necessary, but... :sarcasm:

[Occulus]

1. .

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

edit: I know, I know. It's so easy to forget, these days, isn't it?

[Bucky]

2. On the plus side, my reading of the Framer's original intent is, if we do elect Obama...

... the country only has to pay him three-fifths of the salary.

[rurallib]

3. Pay half of him 3/5ths. The other half gets full pay.