[Pafreedom]

You have got to be kidding. A peaceful people that limit contact with outsiders are lumped in with Islam? I don't think so. They don't use our schools or SS and take care of themselves. Do you really want to be so paranoid. If Islamists pose as Amish they will really stand out. Camels pulling a buggy will be a dead giveaway.

[auntdot]

I see, so we should have a law that says Amish can avoid having their pictures taken but Muslims cannot?

This is not about some Amish guy.

This is about defending our borders.

And as soon as you allow someone to come in without a picture you are setting a precedent that will permit anyone, repeat anyone, to come into our country without necessary identification, merely because he/she declares religious freedom.

[Ophiucus]

You have got to be kidding. A peaceful people that limit contact with outsiders are lumped in with Islam? I don't think so

Try again - you missed the point. The post I replied to was about how repressive Bush's War is on religion. An absolute bull position.

The Amish make a religious choice to live in the 17th-18th century and turn their back on modern "conveniences." Therefor the, the Amish individual can not sue when his voluntary life becomes inconvenient in a modern world. His choice to live like that - tough **** if it makes life difficult. Resorting to a lawsuit over a problem he created is bull.

Blaming that on a repressive Pres. Bush is greater bull.

Demanding absolute religious freedom of such bull invites the ludicrous idea of a Muslim suing Bush for violating his religious freedom for not letting him kill in the name of Allah.

Try thinking a little harder next time.

[mathurine]

You are unaware of our stupid court system, Set a precedent that one guy with a beard can come in without a photo ID and the stupid court system will conclude that every guy with a beard can come, and every woman with or without a beard can come, because they can't grow beards until they are quite old, if at all. This Amish guy may be just a victim of odd circumstances, but I believe that the Amish accept civil authority, and the fact that this Amish guy has filed a suit means he is not quite Amish, and the free ride that Amish generally get from the rest of us is jeapardized when they start mixing their way with that of the English.