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Originally Posted by bringer
for that to be accomplished you would have to silence them. people vote and elect representatives who they believe will vote along the lines they would. if 6 out of 10 voters are bible thumpers and go a certain direction because of their faith it'll be shown when voting season comes around. maybe they can fill in a box on their ballot that says "i goto church" and their vote will only count as 1/3.
(6/10 was an example and doesn't represent an actual ratio)
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Wrong. Religious people can vote all they want and religious people serve in the government all of the time. They just aren't supposed to be able to force their religious views on anyone else. You can be religious and not try to force your views on other people, especially not using government power and the threat of jail time. That is what the founding fathers wanted to prevent and why Bush and his fundamentalists want to undermine the Constitution.
The majority of voters are not religious fanatics.