Feb 28 2009
Bill Of Rights Under Attack
Do we have something to worry about? The UN passed an Anti-Blasphemy Resolution. so far it is not binding on all the member nations, but will come up for a vote in the spring. It was initially proposed by the Arab block of nations and, although it is not specifically, targeted against those who would criticize Islam, it does definitely go against the First Amendment.
Now, in Europe, Muslims have been targeting those who might point out the anti-feminism of Islam, or the jihadism inherent in the Qu’ran. For example, when Theo Van Gogh made a movie showing the violence of Islam, he was assassinated by Muslims. When Geert Wilders, a Dutch Parliamentarian, saw that in the Netherlands, Muslims were coming, not to integrate, but to dominate the culture, he made a movie, called “Fitna.” He is now being prosecuted in the Netherlands for “hate speech.” When Geert was invited to England to show his film to Parliament, he was not allowed into the country. Another example is a teacher in England who named a Teddy Bear Muhammed. That teacher was jailed for 15 days.
So, I worry a little, that with a President who has already signaled that he is pro-Muslim, that we Americans might find the First Amendment challenged. Some people were shocked the other day when Hillary blasted Israel over Gaza, according to Gateway Pundit. Of course, when she was a New York senator, she would pander to the Jewish community. Also, Obama’s Ambassador to the UN, Dr.Susan Rice, may not be too reliable either.
Today, according to Yid with Lid, Obama appointed Chas Freeman Jr. as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, whose MEPC political action group teaches public school children that Muslims discovered the New World.
Then, there is the Durbin amendment which will curb conservative broadcasters, by “To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.” This is a more cloaked “fairness doctrine”, in that it will still create difficulties for conservative broadcasters, by “dismantling local syndication.”
So, these are challenging times to our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
I might be wrong, but I’m pretty sure the rest of the world doesn’t have a First Amendment of the United States Constitution. I agree that the UN shouldn’t pass this, but I wish more people would understand where the Arab world and the UN are coming from.