Ben Carson: neurochirurgien brillant, mais politicien ignorant?

J'ai déjà eu l'occasion de commenter certaines des déclarations du candidat républicain Ben Carson. Ce denier a une réputation de brillant chirurgien, mais on ne peut en dire autant de sa performance globale depuis qu'il a annoncé sa candidature à l'investiture républicaine. On peut croire que Carson s'inspire du "succès" de Donald trump qui a lancé haut et fort quelques bravades, mais il y a également une limite à dire n'importe quoi, surtout si on représente un parti qui joue la carte du patriotisme et du respect de la constitution.

 "At worst, he is kind of a dunderhead. He does not believe in evolution; he thinks that climate change is “irrelevant” and says Obamacare is “the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.”

Also, Carson has a shaky understanding of the U.S. Constitution. He believes, for instance, it is perfectly OK to impose a religious test on candidates for president to determine if their religion is consistent with “our,” which is to say, his, principles.

As he told Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”

Why not?

Because Islam does not fit “within the realm of America” and it is not “consistent with the Constitution.”

Yet the Constitution expressly forbids religious tests. Article VI, paragraph 3 of the Constitution states that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/can-carson-stir-pot-of-bigotry-without-getting-burned-213947