I’ve been remiss and haven’t blogged about this yet, so I’ll get everyone up to speed. Last week, Dennis Prager wrote the now-famous column, “America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a Congressman takes his oath on.”
The meat of it:

Keith…

[...] the immutable Bible [...]

Yes. The immutable Bible. Written by King James (in English of course — God’s language). Edited by Martin Luther 500 years ago (”This Bible has been formatted to fit your particular flavor of Christianity. It also may have been edited for length and content.”)

Now I don’t make a secret of the fact that I am not a big fan of Islam. Indeed, it concerns me that more Muslims and Islamic institutions don’t stand up and take a hardline stance against terrorism. And I……

Don’t thank me to proudly, you held up your end of an extremely sophomoric exchange. Not impressive. Make the arguments, apply the logic.

It’s a magnificently uncomplicated point, Freelancer, and any damned fool can see it without much need for directions. I highly dislike dishonesty, and tend to swat at it as in niko’s case. Liar don’t deserve reasoned discussion, and doesn’t work with them anyway. Furthermore, I take extreme umbrage at being labeled an anti-semite and will not ever react politely to such. You approval or lack thereof is irrelevant.

And the facts are the facts.

Rachel Ray could use the Joy of Cooking for all I care.

Hmm… can I take my oath by swearing on Rachel Ray?

“Place your right hand on Rachel Ray and repeat after me: ‘I do solemnly swear…’”

“Now, now, let’s not rush it.”

Swearing in on a Q’ran is even MORE trouble.

Islam is a theo-political religion. They believe in a theocracy which has a system of law which goes with it.

Ellison’s loyalties will NOT be with the citizens of his state or of the United States of America. His loyalties will be with Islam, the Q’ran, Sharia law, and associated concepts. He cannot be a practicing Muslim and NOT follow those teachings.

The cat is already out of the bag; the horse has already left the stable. It is too late. The voters have already elected Ellison. They also already elected the creepiest people to office. They will do as bad or worse in the future.

Not much we can do about it. Our own fellow citizens have some kind of brain disease, plus most candidates require millions of dollars in backing in order to run for office, be it the Senate, House, or the Presidency.

William

Now you tell us not to vote for Nazis.
frankj on November 29, 2006 at 12:48 PM

Yep, just like the MSM holding good news on the economy, Allahpundit held this until after the election.

Crafty Media-person…

I just want to ask which Infidel a-hole will be holding the Koran and will they use a fresh one, or the one from the lady’s head at GITMO.

Yes, I’ve decided that I want to take my oath of office on not one, but TWO books that I consider to be very, very important: Action Comics #1, which introduced Superman to the world, and Detective Comics #27 in which the world was introduced to Batm….

Don’t thank me to proudly, you held up your end of an extremely sophomoric exchange. Not impressive. Make the arguments, apply the logic. Don’t get pulled into a verbal dirt-clod fight. I was frankly surprised that AP didn’t grab you both by the ears and drag you to time-out.

The al Qur’an told me so.

I affirm to oppose it.

How can one (Ellison) believe in a theocratic Islamic state as the ideal, and then pretend to defend the infidel Constitution?

It’s a patent fraud.

A class-action suit against Ellison’s “divinely” divided loyalties would clear up this problem.

Let’s get it out now, while it’s larval:

Is the Koran – or is it not- a working playbook for global domination by an intolerant religious minority?

When I hear these words spoken before the Supreme Court, I’ll regain some hope.

Amazing, ain’t it?

I think it’s fair to ask the fundamental question and to get a definitive answer as to whether the religion Ellison puports to follow demands execution of any members who leave it, OR the killing and/or subjugation of infidels, OR the institution of sharia law. IF Ellison really believes in any one of those three things himself, elected or not, he cannot honestly take any oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the United States, because each of the three beliefs noted are clearly contrary to the Constitution’s rule-of-law framework. IF Ellison’s religion unequivocally believes in any one of those three things, then it is not a religion that can have an oath taken on it to support the Constitution of the US, because the religion itself does not.

If these points of mine are correct, the easy cop-out way out is going to be to have people take an oath without dragging a book into it, and avoiding the *uncomfortable* points I just raised, even though it will allow people who WILL NOT follow the Constitution into office.

Scratch that Mel Gibson analogy. I rather say you frisched yourself.

Niko, as a friend of both Israel and Jeff Goldstein, I ought to c*ckslap you.

Point of information in the Pablo vs. Niko discussion: the Torah is in the Bible!
to wit, the first 5 books of the Old Testament=Pentateuch.

Exactly.

The Koran ban still stands, though.

In your mind, or in the Constitution?

I’m not a fan of Islam, kids. I’m a rabid Constitutionalist.

Exactly. So why isn’t it the Constitution that our public officials are swearing on?

That’s a fabulous idea. I love it.