[Illbay]

Here's my email to them:

I find your actions in response to the Muslim clerics prayer to be disgusting, and I think you ought to resign for the sake of the party and your constituents.

No one is asking you to adopt the precepts of Islam, but you ought to show the common decency that is incumbent upon those who have sworn to uphold the Constitution.

In the Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, no other religion than Islam is officially sanctioned or permitted. A public prayer by a Christian would not be tolerated. All you are saying is, you want for US to be the opposite face of that same coin.

We are far, far superior to such benighted countries as those. Or at least, we ought to be except for a handful of disgraceful bigots like yourselves. I am so ashamed.

Please resign for the good of the party.

Thanks for posting these email addresses. I hope more FReepers will register their appreciation for the Constitution and tell these idiots what's what.

[expatguy]

It saddens me that you really have no idea with what you are up against.

You are walking around with blinders on.

[dagoofyfoot]

What a doofus you are


I think you're a doofus pal...a big time doofus

[justshutupandtakeit]

Still laboring under the delusion that Islam is not Evil I see. There is nothing positive in it. It grew by destroying Christians all across the Middle East and Turkey. Its success require the destruction of all other religions.

It cannot compete without the threat of death.

[Principled]

Something you omitted:

In the US, we can express our displeasure by demonstrating or speaking out. These pols have done nothing but exercise that right that so many have died for. I find that quite American, not bigoted.

[RnMomof7]

If you were a Christian or Jew you would feel differently..

[brownie]

I hate to break it to you, but the constitution does not mandate that anyone sit and listen respectfully to a prayer. It simply upholds each individual's right to pray as they wish (i.e. the freedom of religion). Therefore, these individuals walking out on a prayer they don't agree/believe in, does not undermine the constitution.

Moreover, in today's America, their actions took more courage, and supported the constitution much more than the forced "diversity / tolerance" that you seem to support. Again, the constitution does not require those of us not of the muslim faith to listen to a muslim prayer, or even to invite a muslim to pray at a public event. It simply provides protection for the muslim to pray how he/she sees fit.

Your response to this story reminds me of people's attitudes toward freedom of speech. People think that means they can say anything, anywhere, such as on the job. Just because the government cannot prosecute someone for making a statement, does not mean that an employer cannot fire someone for making the same statement. Big difference. No one is required to be subjected to the speech of another under the constitution.

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

exactly where do you see Constitutional abuse in this scenario? These legislators didn't try to prohibit the guy from giving the prayer.

[mczikk]

Good letter. It's funny how people scream the greatness of freedom only if it is in line with what they themselves think.