The Texas constitution states:
"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."

Meanwhile in Mississippi the constitution says:
"No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state."

Where is the first amendment when we really need it? No matter where you stand on the political spectrum there have been Presidents on the other side that you probably felt were despicable and even un-American and not one of them has been an open Atheist. I say it's long past time to remove these religious requirements and elect some Atheists to see what they can do. It certainly can't get any worse.

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The +Motor Trend Magazine guys didn't quite make it to 200 mph on the 5 mile oval Chrysler's Arizona test track, but Randy Pobst came tantalizingly close at 196 mph. Ford SVT engineers set the benchmark at the 7.8 mile circular track at Nardo Italy and MT may go there next in their quest to hit this magic mark in a Mustang.

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Great story, great video. A quest for 200 mph.

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Ford claims the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 will break the 200-mph barrier, but we wanted to find out for ourselves. So we acquired a GT500, found a track, and enlisted racer and frequent Motor Trend hot s…

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Despite Google's attempts to incorporate more social signals like Facebook, it may have had the right model for advertising all along.

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Facebook is no better at advertising than ValueClick or any other online ad network. They just happen to be able to correlate their customers slightly better…

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Not convinced that human activity can can dramatically change the climate? Check out the story of Mo'ynaq in Uzbekistan. Mo'ynaq was once a thriving fishing town on the Aral Sea. Now the waterline lies 100 miles away.

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