I believe you carry this a bit far. We can’t sit back and ignore what has happened in this world during the last few years. If we do, we are fools. It has been muslims that have caused distruction in the middle east. Now, all muslims aren’t bad, I agree. But enough of them have turned against the world that we must be watchful of all of them. Now they are developing Nuclear weapons. Do we wait until they use them? I don’t think so.
I agree with CharlesWayneCT, if the man or women is able and competent enough to do the job, let him/her. I understand that they would be in a position to influence policy, but ultimately, policy is decided upon by the President. If anything, any and all policy enacted by the various departments are due to the guidance of the WH.
We aren’t talking about a muslim nation; we are talking about whether an American who is a professing Muslim should be denied employment with the government in a DHS capacity.
In my opinion, they should be evaluated on their individual merits, and not judged unfit because of their religion.