**** Elections thread *****

[wufwugy]

An example of a normal apprehension I would have with a politician that occupies a similar space to the space Cruz does is that he could get out of hand with evangelical authoritarianism. The thing is, though, that I think Cruz, even though he's deeply evangelical, looks like one of the best politicians there is for freedom of religion (and freedom from religion). I'm not the only hardcore atheist who thinks this. I do not think that Cruz would push any federal evangelicalism down any throats.

[FeliciaLee]

I'm not the only hardcore atheist who thinks this. I do not think that Cruz would push any federal evangelicalism down any throats.

He's too much of a constitutionalist to even go down that road.

[wufwugy]

He's too much of a constitutionalist to even go down that road.

I would not be surprised if he's one of, say, five national politicians who has even read the edited out sections of Jefferson's A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom.

You know, where he originally wrote "that the opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction." Which means his intent was to claim that beliefs at large should not be subjected to government intervention or regulation.