Huckabee Says He Would Change Constitution

[Ron Lambert]

Now that the Michigan primary is over, I just came across a statement by Gov. Mike Huckabee made Jan. 14 that leads me to think he would be too dangerous to elect as president:

Quote:

"I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution," Huckabee told a Michigan audience on Monday. "But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view."

Link: http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Huckabee_Amend_Constitution_to_meet_Gods_0115.html

This webpage includes a link to a video, so you can hear Huckabee's full statement in his own voice.

I wonder which part of the Constitution he would wish to change? The First Amendment? The Establishment clause? There is a widespread sentiment among Evangelicals for removing or revising these, because they feel they have been used against Christianity. But this is the clause that prevents the government from favoring any denomination, or the traditions or practices of any denomination. It is what prevents the government from requiring that everyone go to church on Sunday, agree on the same day of rest, pay their tithe to an approved church, etc.

I have listend to the video of Huckabee's full statement. There was no mistaking what he meant. He went way beyond calling for an amendment to define marriage. He was not talking about making just one change in the Constitution.

I have in past years, from time-to-time, received part of nation-wide mass mailings from Evangelical organizations, whose primary burden is to remove the separation between church and state, which is spoken of with great contempt. Many Evangelicals feel the Non-Establishment clause in the First Amendment has been used to persecute Christians, proscribe their traditions like having manger scenes in public places, and penalize them for trying to have their own legitimate say in public discourse about policies and laws that should govern our society. I think they have largely misconstrued the situation, though they do have some basis for their grievances.

But I do know for a fact that the single most important change in the Constitution that many Evangelicals want is to do away with that hated Non-Establishment clause. This is more important than the definition of marriage, more important than abortion. You can be absolutely certain that if there are to be any changes made to the Constitution, regardless of the pretext, this changing of the Non-Establishment clause will definitely be on the agenda, even if it may be somewhat hidden at first.

I do not think that Gov. Huckabee is evil or a monster; I share many of the same core values he does. I just believe he is seriously wrong on this one issue, that happens to be of tremendous importance.