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If you’re someone who believes morals matter for the leader of the free world, then this has been a tough election cycle. And recent events certainly haven’t helped much. Don’t worry though, as here’s a top five countdown for why a moral Christian vote should still be cast for Donald J. Trump.
5) Because Trump has promised to repeal Lyndon Johnson’s legal restriction on churches
In his acceptance speech for the Republican inauguration, Trump stated to rousing applause that, “An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views. I am going to work very hard to repeal that language and protect free speech for all Americans. I think maybe that will be my greatest contribution to Christianity”
If Trump were actually able to achieve this it would obviously free many religious leaders to interact more strongly in politics. So, if you think there’s not enough organizational money influencing America elections, then this might be a solid justification to give your vote to Trump.
Although, do keep in mind as Politifact points out, the restriction Trump is apparently alluding to isn’t just a restriction on Christian churches, it is equally for many nonprofits. It could also free up a lot of other tax-exempt organizations on the political left to get involved too. And then, of course, there is also the pesky problem that the restriction to the 501(3)(c) tax-exemption code is, in fact a LAW passed by Congress, which the Constitution doesn’t allow any president to unilaterally repeal. As David Cay Johnson explains, Trump would basically have to violate the First Amendment of the Constitution to achieve this, as well as seems to have a basic misunderstanding of what the laws even restricts.
So… he can’t do it, but the suggestion still gets something for effort, right? His heart was in the right place, so it starts the bottom of the list.
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