Keyes' appearance draws mix of fans, curious to forum

[barb162]

Keyes spoke this past week in the far west suburbs and here are some choice quotes from that question and answer session as described in the newspaper "The Naperville Sun"
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"The Declaration of Independence is the bridge between the Bible and the Constitution," he said.

He called the separation of church and state a "phony doctrine." The Constitution, he said, only dictates that the federal government can have no role in making a law about religion.

"What that actually says, is Congress can't touch this subject," he said. He added that the states, on the other hand, do have that power.

Answering questions from a panel about affordable housing and the economic climate, Keyes said the decline of the family unit is the root of poverty.

"If we want to really affect poverty we must work on the root of the problem, which is the collapse of the family structure," he said.



10/15/04

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[lefador]

1. What a jackass

"If we want to really affect poverty we must work on the root of the problem, which is the collapse of the family structure," he said.

No jackass, it is because people are poor and have to work 3 different jobs just to make ends meet, that they have no time to spend it with their families hence the family structure is bound to collapse. Not the other way around....

I guess rich people do not have any dysfunctional families among their ranks, eh? What a freaking douchebag....

[barb162]

2. yeah, the Bush economy causes people to lose their jobs, homes,

etc while he provides all kinds of pro- business laws and tax breaks. It never occurs to these guys to strengthen consumer-protection, worker protection, etc., laws.