[conservative in nyc]

Thomas Jefferson clearly didn't have much tolerance toward the Barbary pirates, and refused to pay tribute to avoid piratry versus U.S. merchant vessels. But Jefferson and most of the Founders thought that the First Amendment applied equally to Muslims, Jews and other non-Christians in America, and that a Muslim could become Congressman or even President, if the people were to elect them.

[Sam Hill]

"But Jefferson and most of the Founders thought that the First Amendment applied equally to Muslims, Jews and other non-Christians in America, and that a Muslim could become Congressman or even President, if the people were to elect them."

Who doesn't?

Of course it might have helped if the electorate in Ellison's district had been informed by our watchdog media about Ellison's close ties to groups like the NOI, CAIR and MAS.