Yep, that's what the invitation to the event with Falwell tomorrow night calls him. No mention of the fact that he just happens to be running for Congress this year. Why, that's not even the reason Kobach will be coming on this tour with Falwell, says the Rev. Jerry Johnston.
Johnston said Kobach was invited to join the activities because of his expertise on constitutional issues.
Johnston said Kobach's appearances have nothing to do with the congressional race in which Kobach has campaigned heavily against abortion and gay marriage.
“We are not taking him there to turn these policy briefings into a political campaign for Kris Kobach,” Johnston said.
Of course not! They're just taking Kobach there to talk about very issues that he just happens to be running on in front of an audience that just happens to be very likely to vote for him based on those issues at an event that just happens to be sponsored by a tax-exempt church and that just happens to be designed to encourage the attendees to vote.
What a remarkable series of coincidences!
* They may want to check Kobach's credentials first. At a recent speech at Mid-America Nazarene University, constitutional law professor Kobach reportedly said that Jesus is the foundation of the American government -- an interesting statement from a constitutional law professor, considering that there is no mention of God or the Creator in the Constitution, let alone a reference to Jesus Christ.**
Reading something into the Constitution that isn't there? That sounds a lot like one of those dreaded liberal activist judges who likes to add his/her own opinions into the interpretation of the Constitution, rather than a "strict constructionist."
** Yes, God is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, however that is not any more of a binding document now than the Articles of Confederation.
*** And yes, the headline is a reference to the sci-fi classic Logan's Run.
