,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1 
#bjai ,mr4 ,sasse submitted the         
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
that disqualifying a nominee to ,federal
 office on the basis of membership in   
the ,knights of ,columbus violates the  
,constitution of the ,united ,states4   
,whereas1 throughout the history of the 
,united ,states1 the religious liberty  
protected by both the ,first ,amendment 
and the ,no ,religious ,test ,clause of 
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 has been at the heart of the ,american 
experiment2 ,whereas1 in #aifj1 the     
presidential candidacy of ,john ,f4     
,kennedy was met with significant       
anti-,catholic bigotry2 ,whereas then   
,senator ,kennedy responded to the      
bigotry with these timeless words3 ,for 
while this year it may be a ,catholic   
against whom the finger of suspicion is 

pointed1 in other years it has been1 and
 may someday be again1 a ,jew or a      
,quaker or a ,unitarian or a ,baptist4  
''' ,today ,i may be the victim1 but    
tomorrow it may be you1 until the whole 
fabric of our harmonious society is     
ripped at a time of great national      
peril42 ,whereas the ,knights of        
,columbus 7in this preamble referred to 
as the ,knights7 constitute the largest 
,catholic fraternal service organization
 in the world2 ,whereas the ,knights    
have a proud tradition of standing      
against the forces of prejudice and     
oppression1 such as the ,ku ,klux ,klan 
and ,nazi ,germany2 ,whereas the        
,knights are founded on the principles  
of charity1 unity1 fraternity1 and      
patriotism2 and ,whereas1 in #bjag1 the 
,knights made more than #ahe1jjj1jjj in 
charitable contributions and volunteered
 more than #ge1fjj1jjj service hours3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,senate that disqualifying 
a nominee to ,federal office on the     

basis of membership in the ,knights of  
,columbus violates clause #c of article 
,,vi of the ,constitution of the ,united
 ,states1 which establishes that        
,senators shall be bound by ,oath or    
,affirmation1 to support the            
,constitution and no religious ,test    
shall ever be required as a             
,qualification to any ,office or public 
,trust under the ,united ,states4