ilovecharts:

motherjones:

We learned something new today. Er.

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The passages cited:

Arkansas, Article 19, Section 1

No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of thisState, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court.

Maryland, Article 37

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.

Mississippi, Article 14, Section 265

No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state.

Pennsylvania, Article 1, Section 4

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.

South Carolina, Article 17, Section 4

No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.

Tennessee, Article 9, Section 2

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.

Texas, Article 1, Section 4

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.

The pennsylvania one isn’t banning it… ?

mochawithfreckles:

I wonder if politicians realize how much they alienate someone like me when they talk about taking America back to the vision of our founding fathers. I would have been royally fucked, along with every other black person. A girl like me would have had to wait 100 years before she was not a slave,…

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did-you-kno:

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thats actually pretty awesome

thedailymeme:

Inappropriate Timing Bill Clinton

maozedongisnotcool:

malthusiancynicism:

guy on the left is my econ teacher

guy on the left is every economist 

trestriguestristes:

fuckyeahdolan:

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OIGHSOBDSWG

arielnietzsche:

Breaking News: France Elects Socialist President

“My true adversary…has no name, no face; he belongs to no party; he will never declare his candidacy. He will not be elected, yet he governs. My enemy is the world of finance.”
~Francois Hollande

France President to be Francois Hollande pledged to increase government spending and higher taxes including a 75-percent income tax (with deductions) on anyone making €1 million ($1.35 million) a year; in addition – he promised to focus the Euro region towards growth and fiscal stimulus instead of more unpopular austerity programs which have led to Depression level unemployment in countries like Spain and Greece.  This is the first time a socialist has won the presidency since 1995.  The Franco-German alliance is the single most important relationship in the EU as Germany is the largest economy and France is the 2nd largest.  Up till now – Germany’s calls for austerity have been the law of the land in the EU as President Sarkozy has taken a back seat to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  Those days are gone.

The BBC has the news:

He got about 52% of votes in Sunday’s run-off, according to projections based on partial results, against 48% for centre-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.

Mr Hollande would be the first French socialist president since 1995.

Analysts say the vote has wide implications for the whole eurozone. Mr Hollande has vowed to rework a deal on government debt in member countries.

The estimates were carried by French media after all polling stations closed at 20:00 (18:00 GMT).

Exuberant Hollande supporters have already converged on Place de la Bastille in Paris – a traditional rallying point of the Left – to celebrate

Supporters of Mr. Hollande are rallying around the “Place de la Bastille” in Paris.

Yay!! I cheerful outlook!!!

antisocial-socialist: