If we consult the U.S. Constitution, we read in Constitutional Amendment VI, §3:
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
And yet we read n the laws of some states:
- "No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court." (Arkansas, Art. 19, Sec. 1)
- "That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God." (Maryland, Art. 37)
- "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state." (Mississippi, Art. 14, Sec. 265)
- "No person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this Commonwealth." (Pennsylvania, Art. 1, Sec. 4)
- "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution." (South Carolina, Art. 17, Sec. 4)
- "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State." (Tennessee, Art. 9, Sec. 2)
- "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being." (Texas, Art. 1, Sec. 4)
How is it possible that in 7 U.S. states the laws are in contradiction with the U.S. Constitution?
Please notice that I am not familiar with U.S. politics.
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
And yet we read n the laws of some states:
- "No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court." (Arkansas, Art. 19, Sec. 1)
- "That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God." (Maryland, Art. 37)
- "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state." (Mississippi, Art. 14, Sec. 265)
- "No person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this Commonwealth." (Pennsylvania, Art. 1, Sec. 4)
- "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution." (South Carolina, Art. 17, Sec. 4)
- "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State." (Tennessee, Art. 9, Sec. 2)
- "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being." (Texas, Art. 1, Sec. 4)
How is it possible that in 7 U.S. states the laws are in contradiction with the U.S. Constitution?
Please notice that I am not familiar with U.S. politics.
