All of us, every single man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth were born with the same unalienable rights; to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And, if the governments of the world can't get that through their thick skulls, then, regime change will be necessary.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Dennis Prager And CAIR
Because Dennis Prager wrote this about Keith Ellison's possibly taking the oath of office on the Koran, CAIR wants Mr. Prager removed from the council of the U.S. Holocaust Museum. Read more....
Dennis Prager makes a great point in his article, and I'd like to agree with him, but alas I don't think I can. We do have religious freedom in this country, and that does include citizens not being tested on religion. Keith Ellison is a citizen. He has to be in order to become a member of Congress. There is nothing in the Constitution, or any other law, or document which calls for members of Congress to swear on the Bible when they are sworn into Congress. The whole swearing on the Bible thing is something George Washington made up, and everyone else followed. In fact, there have been three Jewish members of Congress who did not swear on the Christian Bible, but instead swore on the Torah.
What are you gonna say?
Yes, Prager is right, this will probably open the floodgates. Maybe Barney Frank will swear on an Oscar Wilde book next time, and maybe the Buddhist guys will swear on some Buddhist text, or whatever. And yes, I agree with Prager that it would be better if citizens acknowleged the Judeo-Christian roots of our country, but there is no mandate in the Constitution to do so.
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Dennis Prager makes a great point in his article, and I'd like to agree with him, but alas I don't think I can. We do have religious freedom in this country, and that does include citizens not being tested on religion. Keith Ellison is a citizen. He has to be in order to become a member of Congress. There is nothing in the Constitution, or any other law, or document which calls for members of Congress to swear on the Bible when they are sworn into Congress. The whole swearing on the Bible thing is something George Washington made up, and everyone else followed. In fact, there have been three Jewish members of Congress who did not swear on the Christian Bible, but instead swore on the Torah.
What are you gonna say?
Yes, Prager is right, this will probably open the floodgates. Maybe Barney Frank will swear on an Oscar Wilde book next time, and maybe the Buddhist guys will swear on some Buddhist text, or whatever. And yes, I agree with Prager that it would be better if citizens acknowleged the Judeo-Christian roots of our country, but there is no mandate in the Constitution to do so.
Until we declare Islam a seditious organization, our Constitution says this guy can do this.
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