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Originally Posted by DAII
Backpedaling how? ... EXACTLY my point .... he gave his comments on the Constitutionality is what he sought to clarify to the reporter... It is your side that wants him to not decide on the constitutionality but on the "wisdom".
His oath is to the Constitution ... remember?
PO your on the side of hormonal emotionalism on this one.
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Sought to clarify is backpeddling. Come on. He made his statement to a room full of Muslims at the beginning of Ramadan...not to a room full of reporters. His oath does not require him to say anything. This was a statement of opinion not a legal decision.
"As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country," Obama told an intently listening crowd gathered at the White House Friday evening to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances," he said. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable."
Now, Obama is correct. But as I said before, that is beside the point. Nobody argues they don't have a right based purely on the fact that they are a religion and it's 2 blocks from ground zero. There may be other laws though, zoning laws, that do actually forbid churches or mosques from being built in certain areas.
The constitution does not protect the building of mosques or churches anywhere one wants.
This is about a group of citizens who don't want the mosque that close and a larger group that are concerned NOW about a religion but about a segment of that religion that the Imam involved seem to support. Look at the bigger picture Dan.
As an American we have just as much a right to oppose that Imam and their plan than they do to build a mosque here in America.
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