I appreciate your contention, but unfortunately, that is not legal justification for the United States Military Academy to ignore the United States Constitution. And that is the point I've been making all along. You aren't going to get me to justify Islam. I won't. But I will defend our military and its adherence to defending the Constitution it is sworn to defend.
You are reframing the argument. The earlier dialogue had to do with whether or not it was a good idea to allow muslims into West Point - not the legality of the matter. I presume you concede that it is not a good idea to allow muslims into West Point (I missed that point on your earlier posts) -- however you now make your stand for the Constitution. Who can argue? The Constitution is obviously the finest document upon which a Republic can stand upon (excepting the Bible). So if your argument is that 'although it is dangerous to allow muslims into West Point, it would be illegal to prohibit them to do so' - I don't disagree.
Here's a few questions for though:
Were the British justified in banning the religion of Thuggery?
What if a religion was established whose central points were to destroy any nation opposed to their religion?
Specific to the United States, and our Constitution, should the First Amendment be modified to protect the United States from such a 'religion'? Or is it more important to be considered 'tolerant'?
What? My very first post on this thread was post #26. I said the following..."While I'm no fan of the Muslim religion, the thoughts expressed on this thread do not support any argument that can be used by West Point to exclude Muslim students from either attending or practicing their faith at West Point."
"I presume you concede that it is not a good idea to allow muslims into West Point"
No. I don't concede that point. It has been done for decades. Islam hasn't changed for hundreds of years. There is absolutely zero evidence that Muslim military academy graduates have posed a threat or committed any acts of treason in any of the armed forces. Are you aware of any?
Regarding the questions you pose at the bottom of your post...they aren't relevant to this discussion. I have repeatedly asked for someone to provide legal justification that West Point can use to exclude Muslims from entering the Academy. It clearly does not exist. So it is incorrect to blame West Point officials (and officials at every single other service academy) for supporting the rule of law they've sworn to defend.