When Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said a couple of weeks ago that he â??would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,â? the media spotlight suddenly was trained on a single phrase in Article VI of the United States Constitution. I was thrilled! That brief statement toward the end of the 4,500-word document is my favorite part, but Iâ??ve always been frustrated by the way this stunningly progressive endorsement of religious freedom and tolerance has been a well-kept secret, overshadowed by the lofty Preamble that comes before it and by the famous First Amendment that was penned afterward.
Thanks to Carson, who may be a brilliant brain surgeon but evidently flunked civics, the nation was treated to a brief refresher course in constitutional law. Until a nanosecond later, when Donald Trump opened his mouth and then changed the subject, as he always does, to himself.
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