Posted on 11/09/2005 7:48:07 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
(Australian) TREASURER Peter Costello said radical Muslims would not be allowed to turn Australia into an Islamic state.
Mr Costello said Muslims who wanted to live in a country governed by sharia law, which imposes strict limitations on freedoms, would be better off living elsewhere.
"If you are somebody who wants to live in an Islamic state governed by sharia law you are not going to be happy in Australia, because Australia is not an Islamic state, will never be an Islamic state and will never be governed by sharia law," Mr Costello said.
"We are a secular state under our constitution, our law is made by parliament elected in democratic elections.
"We do not derive our laws from religious instruction."
Mr Costello said anyone who was alienated by Australia's form of government, judicial system and civil rights and wanted something else "might be better advised to find the 'something else' somewhere else".
"There are Islamic states around the world that practise sharia law and if that's your object you may well be much more at home in such a country than trying to turn Australia into one of those countries, because it's not going to happen," he said.
Come give Mr. Costello a BUMP!!
Finally somebody showing some brass balls and sending the message loud and clear.
Bravo, Sir!
Dasher, it's a darn good thing that political positions don't work like free agency does in sports. If it did, we Americans would go all Steinbrenner on you and outbid you for Mr. Costello.
Oh oh, I think I sense a fatwa coming soon.
Don't laugh...Tony ABBOTT is our Minister for Health and odds on to be Costello's deputy when John Howard retires!
but, but, but, global domination is the only thing islam looks forward to. The dreams of millions of militant fun loving 'freedom fighters' has just been snuffed out! Oh the horror!
Kerry & Kennedy, after having been informed of this Australian hate speech, wet themselves. :-)
This is the best post I've seen all week.
Thanks!
Enthusiastic bump!
I wish we had congressmen and senators(small caps on purpose) with this kind of "GUTS"!!!
No, we're not.
One day, I hope, there might be a thread concerning Australia on FreeRepublic where this myth of Australians being disarmed might not be raised.
There are millions of legally held firearms in private hands in Australia. It is perfectly legal to own firearms provided you don't have a criminal record, though you do need to be licenced.
I'll help
Bravo!!!
Hmmm.. some threads on this issue would be welcome..
"Our schools "eduacate" 5 year olds by dressing them in turbans and reading Koran verses to them in the interest of multiculturalism."
Can you imagine the outcry if they forced a kid to wear a cross and read from the Gospels? Whoa, all heck would break loose.
Just step outside and stand downwind.
" immigrate to another country and then expect it to learn their language and cater to them."
I'm not saying its right, but many of the Mexicans who come to the US Southwest feel it is rightfully theirs (historically)---and intend to take it back!
If we don't stand up, they might!
BTTT
This is old, read this quote from him weeks ago
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