This is a very basic question, what is Al Gore's understanding of the Constitutional requirement for the separation of church and state and how would he enforce it if he were President.

None of us speak for Al Gore but I would say that Gore believes very strongly in upholding the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and principles set forth by our Founding Fathers.

Al addressed that very succinctly in his Larry King interview this week. He went back to the founding of our country, explained the position they took against the "divine right of kings" that then prevailed in Europe, and explained their views that government must be of "We the People" - and that includes ALL the people, who have differing views about religion.

He did a great job of explaining the references to "the Creator" as background for their beliefs that The People had rights, but that did not mean a specific religion should have rights. They felt strongly enough about that to actually ban government establishing a state religion.

As to how he would "enforce it" as president, I doubt you are going to get much unless/until he decides to seek the office. His views make it plain, though, that he agrees with the founders. He made an oblique reference to people who try to distort the "Creator" reference to say the founders intended the government be Christian, because some of them were. That is yet another "trough the looking glass" example of deciding the answer first, and then distorting the "evidence" to support it.

I'll stop there; better that you should hear it directly from him. I checked CNN.com and do not see the transcript there yet, but they do post them. And I am sure his explanation is available elsewhere too.