SOME REPUBLICAN VOTERS THINK ISLAM SHOULD BE ILLEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES

The Constitution is kind of a big deal. It helps remind us of our rights to things like free speech, freedom of assembly and, oh yeah, freedom of religion.

That last one appears to have slipped the minds of some Iowans, who voted “yes” when asked in a recent poll if they thought Islam should be illegal in the United States.

Capping a week when Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson set off a firestorm after suggesting a Muslim should not be allowed to be president, the results of a new Public Policy Polling survey are kind of alarming.

When (an admittedly modest sampling of) 488 Iowans described as “usual Republican primary voters” were asked if Islam should be legal in the country, just 49% answered “yes.” Thirty percent said the religion should not be legal, and 21% weren’t sure.

Among those supporting Donald Trump, 36% said Islam should be banned while 38% said it should not. When it came to supporters of former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, 100% of responders said the religion should be illegal, in comparison with 6% of those backing Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

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