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Islamic Assault on the First Amendment By Dr. Michael Engelberg January 6, 2006 Reference article: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52483 Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Nowhere in the Constitution does it state one must respect another person's
religion. The Constitution implies that one must respect another person's right to practice their religion. Unfortunately religious leaders, educators, politicians, and journalists confuse this fundamental difference and Muslim leaders and organizations such as the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) have taken advantage of the ignorance of Americans. Muslim activists have succeeded in blurring this distinction. Through persistent intimidation, they demand that everyone respect Islam and silence anyone who criticizes Islam. They will continue to flex their muscles.
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), composed of 57 Muslim
countries, effected this fundamental change in the United Nations. The OIC
formulated a resolution that Islam be protected from “defamation” even if
factual. On April 12, 2005, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
passed a resolution by the vote of 31 to 16 that promotes “respect for all
religions and their value system” superceding “respect for human rights”.
Accordingly, accusing Islam of violating human rights is in itself an act of
defamation of Islam.
This indoctrination is being drummed into the American psyche. For example,
CAIR has demanded a Manhattan college to investigate how a paperback copy of
the Quran from the campus library ended up in a public toilet and that the
incident be treated as a possible hate crime even before any facts are
known. This is part of a continued campaign to condition Americans that it
is a crime to disrespect Islam and the Quran.
The world’s leading online search engine, Google, now considers the critique
of Islam as ‘hate speech’ and have removed sites referencing such
journalists and columnist as Michelle Malkin and Arlene Peck. Universities
are nullifying invitations to speakers such as Daniel Pipes, Bridgette
Gabriel, Nonie Darwish and Walid Shoebat, experts on Islamic culture and
radical Islamic organizations for fear of Muslim protests and boycotts. In
Congress, John Conyers, democratic representative from Michigan has
sponsored the House Resolution 288, apparently seeking to criminalize
criticism of Islam.
Muslim activists understand our Jeffersonian Constitution better than
non-Muslim Americans. They display no compunction in defaming other beliefs
and those who are members of other faiths. Muslim activists and
representatives of Muslim organizations have deliberately falsified and
distorted comments made by critics of Islam in order to discredit them as
has been the case with Robert Spencer, an expert on Islam. Using the
American judicial system, CAIR has sued individuals, i.e. Andy Whitehead for
exposing their radical connections to Hamas without success, although
costing thousands of dollars to him and his lawyers for his defense. CAIR
threatened to sue Sharon Chadha, an investigative reporter, on grounds of
“harassment” for only requesting information linking financial support from
the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
As ominous, is the precedence that has been set into motion. Muslims demand
the right to practice their religion even though it infringes on someone
else’s civil rights. It is now permissible to discriminate against a
population when it offends the sensibilities of Muslims. In Minnesota,
Muslims have the right as taxi cab drivers not to service individuals who
are in possession of alcohol. When will it be considered a right for these
drivers to deny blind passengers with seeing-eye dogs because their dogs are
considered unclean, as is presently occurring in the United Kingdom? And
just this past week, it was reported that six imams were removed from a US
Airways flight. By all accounts, the passengers and crew were vigilant and
recognized problematic conduct that was perceived as a threat to their
lives. The imams were asked to disembark. They were not singled out because
they were Muslims but because their actions and behavior posed a security
risk. Subsequently, they claimed they were “harassed” and profiled for
being Muslims, and summoned Muslims to boycott the airline. CAIR is
demanding that Muslims be granted special civil rights protection. This
flies in the face of common sense. Since the 9/11 carnage, all Americans
are inconvenienced every day in office buildings, shopping malls,
educational institutions, airports, etc. And now John Conyers wants to enact
a law that gives preference to Muslims.
The second part of the First Amendment is just as meaningful. The
Constitution endorses the right to congregate and disagree peaceably: no
threatening, no incitement, no rioting, and no killing.
Currently, we are witnessing a breakdown of these Constitutional
protections.
Individuals are physically threatened not for telling untruths but for
exposing the inconvenient and uncomfortable truths about Islam: its history,
culture, the Quran, its founders and leaders.
Political correctness has gone berserk. Americans are not permitted to find
fault with Islam. We have to keep telling ourselves that like all religions,
Islam must be a ‘religion of peace’. And it must be that only a few fanatics
have hijacked the religion.
The cliché “ignorance is bliss” amply applies to our leaders who fantasize
what they would like Islam to be, not what it is. Our leaders will believe
almost anything that is told to them that fosters this belief. And financial
and political incentives can convince even the doubters. Deny history and
ignore the obvious is a better alternative to state the facts and be harmed.
If Americans continue to be afraid to criticize anything related to Islam,
and Americans surrender to Muslim empowerment, then we are all doomed to a
life of censorship, propaganda, indoctrination and intimidation. And it is
only one step away from Sharia laws of blasphemy and discrimination being
enforced.
CALLING ALL ATTORNEYS!
U.S. citizens for the past thirty years have become victims of international
Islamic terrorism. They have been empowered to use the civil courts to
obtain a semblance of justice and to obtain judgments that become a form of
economic sanctions against governments that support terrorism. This
unconventional approach has been accepted as an effective method in fighting
terrorism; it deprives terrorists of their financial resources and disrupts
their capabilities.
Attorneys have been successful in obtaining billions of dollars in judgments
on behalf of the families of victims and victims of Islamic terrorism, and
hundreds of millions of dollars have been collected.
Today, attorneys are needed to represent individuals and defend and fight
for Western values in a new Islamic form of terrorism, a cultural and legal
jihad taking place in the United States. This is a matter of our survival
and life as we know it.
Since 9/11, although our homeland security has improved, our politicians and
academicians have undermined our ability to recognize Islam, a totalitarian
belief system, as being antithesis to Western values. Radical Muslims have
gained a foothold in Muslim communities and are erecting legal barriers
that will prevent gathering of intelligence that will thwart another attack.
Radical Islamic Organizations that masquerade as moderate civil rights
organizations or Islamic ‘charities’ give support to Hamas, Hezballah, and
Al Qaeda, movements the U.S. government considers criminal and subversive.
Government representatives and politicians have a duty to condemn
demonstrations and financial support for Hezballah and Hamas. Our
Congressmen are silent on this issue. One particular congressman is
determined to enact laws that give special privileges to Muslims and prevent
law enforcement agents from investigating Islamic communities that harbor
terrorist and Islamic ‘charities’ and individuals that support Islamic
terrorism.
Eighty percent of mosques in the United States are under Saudi Wahabi
influence, an extreme form of Islam that supports bigotry against all
non-muslims and encourages replacing the Constitution with Sharia law.
The Counsel for American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a radical Islamic
organization with a proven association with Hamas, and Muslim activists
have threatened and brought civil actions against 1) authors who have
identified Muslims who have supported terrorist groups, 2) investigative
reporters who have requested information exposing CAIR's financial
relationship to Saudi Arabia, UAE and other terrorist supporting
organizations, and 3) talk-show hosts and columnist who are critical of
Islam.
Authors, columnists, and journalists whose writings and discussions are
critical of Islam are being censored. They are not even allowed to cite
passages from the Quran. Islamic organizations and Muslim activists are
using a novel tactic to suppress this criticism. They have targeted Google
and pressured the search engine to place these authors and their writings in
the category of "Hate Speech". Sites referencing their names have been
removed.
Muslims are demanding special treatment and accommodations in schools,
offices, public facilities, private gyms and airports and are bringing legal
actions for alleged discrimination and civil rights violations.
Universities throughout the United States propagate an anti-Israel and
pro-Palestinian agenda. Professors and Imams, especially in the Middle
Eastern Studies programs, believe it is their right to indoctrinate
students. Rumors, unsubstantiated reports, fabrications, historical
distortions and myths are being taught as facts. Students who are informedws
and question the veracity of the statements, and submit papers that provide
evidence to the contrary are penalized through ad homonem attacks and lower
grades. Although it is considered a right to burn the American flag,
Universities have passed resolutions making it a crime to desecrate flags of
Hamas and Hezballah.
Only through civil actions can this practice of intimidation and
Islamization of America be forestalled. Attorneys must represent individuals
and organizations who have been unfairly and fraudulently accused of hate
speech, for abusive claims of violating civil rights and for not providing
special accommodations.
Legal actions must be brought against Islamic Centers, Mosques, Islamic
schools and community leaders that incite hatred against non-Muslims and
Islamic ‘charities’ that raise funds for terrorist organizations.
Academic institutions must be held to a higher standard and civil actions
must be brought against these institutions for promulgating a hostile
environment, and discriminating against students. Attorneys must commit
themselves to represent students who are harassed and penalized for
correcting their teachers on inaccuracies and for being pro-Israel.
This proclamation is a call to all attorneys who recognize that America and
its institutions are under attack physically, culturally and politically. It
is time to defend those individual who have been falsely accused of
discrimination and bigotry, put educational institutions on notice that they
cannot claim that propaganda is an “alternative truth”, hold companies
culpable for irresponsibly caving-in to bullying actions, and bankrupt those
Islamic institutions that support terrorism.
Muslim radicals will continue to be emboldened to enact religious intolerance laws for Muslims only. It is imperative that the legal profession prevent the introduction of such legislation which will weaken America's capability to protect itself and its citizens.
The opinions stated above and the enclosed two articles are those of Dr. Michael Engelberg, executive Vice-president of the American Center for Civil Justice, who has advocated for victims of international terrorism for over a decade. These opinions are based on data researched, extensive discussions with counterterrorism experts and court submissions and findings. The reader is entitled to research the same public information
and draw his own conclusions.
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