And here in America as well:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
Here, here!!!!!
He answered: "This is a big problem. There are two laws - there is an Australian law and there is an Islamic law."
No, this is not a big problem. There is one law we are all expected to abide by. It is the law enacted by the Parliament under the Australian constitution. If you can't accept that then you don't accept the fundamentals of what Australia is and what it stands for.
We need to say the same...
WE should have a similar pledge to follow OUR laws before anyone is allowed to even SHOW UP here, let alone become a citizen.
He's half right. There is only Islamic "law" to a Muslim.
And the over one BILLION Muslims in the world won't do anything about it.
This is THE ONE big problem.
Well put!
Something to hammer into Bush and the rest of the "Guest Worker" crowd.
Words that should be taken to heart by everyone living in the West, anomalous precisely because of its freedoms, which are so rarely found in the rest of the world, and almost completely absent from the Islamic portion of it.
I wish there was a leader in this country with the same clarity of vision on this subject.