The U.S. constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
The U.S. constitution guarantees freedom of assembly.
The U.S. constitution guarantee freedom of speech.
The U.S. constitution DOES NOT guarantee freedom to shout FIRE in a crowded theater.
The U.S. constitution DOES NOT guarantee freedom to establish a facility - religion-related or otherwise - in any location deemed desirable by the organization that wants to build.
The U.S. constitution DOES NOT totally eliminate "state's rights" and local authority.
Injecting the White House into this discussion is improper; it is a matter for the City of New York, not the State of New York, and certainly not the Federal government. POTUS is a resident of Chicago IL and a temporary resident of Washington D.C.; he is NOT a resident of New York City or even New York State.
There are more than 100 mosques in greater New York City. Obviously no one is restricting the right of Muslims to practice their religion. In the Constitution's's terms, the right to worship is not abridged even if the mosque disallowed at Ground Zero.
The right of freedom of assembly has long been restricted by the general good of the community. That's why there are zoning laws.
So much for "rights."
There is, as can be discerned by anyone who reads or listens to media, a broad base of people who are very much "anti-mosque-at-ground-zero." Although we generally are what the Moslems claim to be, peaceful, putting a mosque at this site will incite people to put aside their feelings of "live and let live." In other words, the Moslems are shouting FIRE in a crowded theater.
What I fail to understand is why Islamists want to seemingly thumb their noses at America? It was Islamists - Moslems - who murdered thousands of people working or visiting the New York City landmark Twin Towers.
It was Islamists - Moslems - who murdered more people at the Pentagon in Virginia.
It was Islamists - Moslems - who tried, unsuccessfully, to highjack a fourth plane to crash it into the White House. The passengers fought back until they, too, were murdered.
If the Islamists - Moslems - have ANY sense of public relations they MUST know that putting up any type Islamist structure will be considered an insult to America.
The ONLY conclusion that can be drawn from the Islamist - Moslem - determination to put a mosque/community center in close proximity to Ground Zero is to show absolute distain for America and its citizens.
Putting the mosque where the Islamists - Moslems - propose is akin to flying a Japanese flag at Pearl Harbor or a nazi flag over a German embassy in Israel.
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