tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321229718141307911.post5088761839427551452..comments2023-10-24T01:44:59.579-07:00Comments on Newshoggers Archive: Santorum and the BishopsRon Beasleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04442030471061531104noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321229718141307911.post-70539011728243383572012-02-12T03:12:29.000-08:002012-02-12T03:12:29.000-08:00Shouldn't anyone who seriously believes in any...Shouldn't anyone who seriously believes in any religion be excluded from participating in politics? I don't mind those who find the cultural and social milieu of a religious group helpful, but the people who actually believe in claptrap like the infallibility of the Pope, or Jesus visiting Latin America, or virgins having babies just doesn't have the intellectual capability to be making decisions about the direction of the nation. We need fact-based politics, not faith-based politics. And that goes not just for moronic beliefs about the old man in the sky or the hereafter, but beliefs about economics that can be disproven with historical facts, or beliefs about political solutions that are contrary to history or impossible to enact.<br>Instead of restricting voting based on race or class or possession of some ID card, let's restrict ourselves to voting for intelligent adults who make decisions based on the facts and logic.<br>Charles Dnoreply@blogger.com