ACLU says Patriot Act excludes Muslim scholar from U.S.

[dogday]

NEW YORK -- A judge said Thursday he was troubled because U.S. authorities have not decided whether a leading Muslim scholar can enter the United States to make appearances before organizations that have invited him.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty said he would consider ordering the appropriate government authorities to decide on the status of Tariq Ramadan so he can resolve a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union.

The ACLU accused the government of manipulating the Patriot Act to try to silence the outspoken Swiss intellectual and Muslim scholar, who has been invited to speak in the United States later this month and twice later this year.

The judge said it seemed the Department of State was taking a long time to act on a request by Ramadan last August to enter the country, especially since Ramadan's case had been active for more than two years. The judge said he was "terribly troubled" by the delay.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--aclulawsuit0413apr13,0,2306699.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

Shrub's policies are forever making friends and influencing people

[genie_weenie]

1. So what? Since many acknowledge the State as supreme

the State may act as it pleases. Bomb these people, deny those people rights. The trouble is some progressives only see the State as evil when someone who does not think like them is in power...

[dogday]

2. I see it as evil for instigating a war

based on lies, and deciet... We progressives' just call them like we see them :hi:

[genie_weenie]

3. But that's my whole point!

Was everyone who are now clamoring that * is evil for the Iraq war saying the same things about Clinton and the huge bombing campaigns in Kosvo? Or were they okay because Clinton thought as they do and by extension his War must have been okay...

The State is only sustained by keeping their citizens terrorized daily and others terrorized when they are able!

But, hey it's just the conclusions I've come to, maybe I'm wrong.

Anyway :hi: back to you!