The first Muslim elected to the
U.S.Congress, Minnesota Democrat Keith
Ellison, has announced he will take his oath of office with his on the
Koran
instead of the Bible.
That has some people understandably upset, since this country is at war
with
radical Islamists who cite the Koran to justify the butchery of innocents.
But there is no constitutional requirement for swearing on the Bible - just
the opposite, Article VI, the same section of the Constitution that says
"Senators and Representatives - shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation to
support this Constitution" adds immediately afterwards, "but no religious
Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any office"
More troubling than how Ellison will take his oath is his history of
associating with groups that have little but contempt for US law and
democracy.
Ellison has a lengthy record of involvement with the Nation of Islam, the
anti-Semitic group headed by Louis Farrakhan. He has publicly supported
gang
leaders and convicted police killers in writings and speeches. And during
his campaign this year, he appeared at a fund-raiser that included Nihad ...
