We could add one more element: if the president is trying to rewrite or recast the Constitution. (I have in mind Bruce Ackerman's interesting thoughts on the subject of informal (if not ultra vires) amendments of the Constitution).
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Graber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 5:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The President and the Pope So let me state a more general principle: A president should ask a religious leader for support on a political issue only if the issue is not partisan or the president firmly believes that no morally decent person could disagree with the president's stance. MAG _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw
