"Draw the Line, America!"

Today is George Washington's Birthday! George is called the "Father of Our Country" and he was a pretty amazing guy. George was a successful man who didn't need to "rock the boat", yet his principles caused him to rise against the established authority for the freedom of those who had less and were oppressed. The Colonies were under the thumb of Britain, and British rule was final; there was no real debate or representative government in North America; it was a situation ripe for revolt. Those revolutionaries established our present Constitution, which guarantees "government by the people", with the ability to peacefully amend it through the legislative process. Our Founding Fathers gave us the tools to change without violence. They understood the precious gift self government was, and they wanted it protected from those with violent motives.

What is revolt? The definition says: "to break away from or rise against a constituted authority, as by an open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny; to revolt against the present government."

In America, we have a "constituted authority" here; it is the model for freedom throughout the world; it is the best representative system devised by man thus far in human history. We have come to the aid of countless nations who have been deprived and abused by other forms of government, and we hold our nation dearly! I hope Americans still value what we have here, because it can easily vanish if we weaken from within. Dissenting voices are important to our process; it keeps us "honest" and focused, yet open revolt or overthrow doesn't fit into the American process.

Anjem Choudary, a radical Muslim cleric, is planning a rally at the White House advocating an overthrow of the United States of America, establishing a Muslim state and implementing Sharia law in America. Choudary was the Chairman of Islam4UK; a now banned organization in Britain that advocated the violent overthrow of government. Choudary has said, "The flag of Islam will fly over the White House" and "(Americans) are the biggest criminals in the world today". I guess the countless murders committed by radical Muslim groups, the unprovoked attack on the United States on 9-11, or the calling for the annihilation of Israel doesn't count as criminal acts!

I believe in our First Amendment rights; I don't advocate any speech that calls for the destruction of America. He was banned in England for a very good reason; he is a dangerous inciter of violence and he is against the freedom our Constitution gives us. He should be treated as "persona non grata" on United States soil; we need not have his poison spread in this country! Would we allow Hitler , or Stalin to speak; where do we draw the line?