[our constitution]

From the Wall Street Journal, 11 June 2003:

In Washington, the Islamic Institute has helped furnish Muslim support for various Bush administration causes. After Sept. 11, 2001, Mr. Saffuri, wrote a paper justifying U.S. military action during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Mr. Norquist passed along the document to the White House National Security Council. A senior administration official says it was used in developing talking points by U.S. officials defending the U.S. attack on Afghanistan.

That's not my idea of a Wahabbi Lobby. The folks attacking Norquist et. al really don't seem to think Muslims should be involved in American politics. Why on earth do we have the First Amendment, then?

[MissAmericanPie]

"That's not my idea of a Wahabbi Lobby. The folks attacking Norquist et. al really don't seem to think Muslims should be involved in American politics. Why on earth do we have the First Amendment, then?"

Muslims should not be involved in American politics for the same reason people don't keep rattlesnakes for house pets. The radical extremism of Muslims is the reason we have the Patriot Act, whose function is to keep these radicals from hiding behind the very civil and constitutional proctections that they seek to destroy for everyone else.