Below are some questions you can ask a current office
seeker or office holder to determine their competency:
IS YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE COMPETENT?
Do
you believe our Constitution is a "living
document?" If so, what does that mean?
Do you believe the Constitution should be construed
according to the intent of the Framers?
Do you believe the federal government has all powers
except those prohibited by the Constitution, or no
powers except those delegated by the Constitution?
Do you believe our constitutional republic is still
workable today? If not, how would you change it?
Do you believe the Constitution prohibits state governments
from acknowledging God and His Law?
Do you believe the Constitution provides for separation
of church and state? If so, where is that provision,
and how is it worded?
Do you believe Article III Section II gives Congress
the authority to limit the appellate jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court? If so, under what circumstances
would you vote to invoke that authority?
Do you believe the Second Amendment guarantees an
individual right to keep and bear arms?
Do you believe the Constitution guarantees a right
to privacy? If so, where is that right found in the
Constitution? Does it include such practices as abortion
and sodomy?
Do you believe the Bible has a proper role in the
formulation of law and policy? If so, how?
What, in your opinion, is the purpose of government?
