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What exactly does the Constitution mean to many self-described "Constitutional" conservatives?

After seeing the results from a recent Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll of Republican primary voters, I have to now beg the question, "What exactly does the Constitution mean to many self-described 'Constitutional' conservatives?" According to this national poll, 57% of these voters support "establishing Christianity as the national religion," even though the First Amendment of the Constitution plainly states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." How does that work exactly? Coyote Blitzer: "So, how would you describe yourself politically? Would you say you're a conservative, a liberal, a moderate?" Anthony Baloney: "I'm a Constitutional conservative through and through, like most of my GOP and Tea Party brethren." Blitzer: "But it says here that you would support a measure making Christianity the national religion of this country; is that true?" Baloney: "Ye...