Playing Devil's Advocate: What's your solution?

I'm sure that many of you who also read Lew Rockwell.com have seen the recent blog post about David Horowitz. For those who don't have the stomach to get through the tripe that Horowitz has spewed onto his website let me give you a break down:  Muslisms = Bad, Israel = Good, Ron Paul = Crazy Jew Hater. I think that pretty much sums up Mr. Horowitz's arguments, though certainly feel free to elaborate in the comments here if you're so inclined.

But I'm not here today to take on David Horowitz; his craziness speaks for itself. What I'm here today to ask is, "Okay, only for the sake of argument, let's say you're right (though you're not).  What are your solutions?"

Of course, this question can be asked to any of the neocon chickenhawks who believe that Islam is inherently evil, that it is a political system and not a religion, and that its sole purpose is to take over the world and establish a global caliphate. Many of these people will drone on and on about how they stone women to death, that they might be planning a new holocaust, and mainly that they just want to kill everyone who isn't Muslim. However there is very few who will actually tell you how we stop the supposed "Muslim Menace."  So let's take a journey down their twisted logic and see where it ends up.

Dylan Ratigan Sets the Record Straight

Dylan Ratigan here seems to be more than the average MSNBC talking head, throwing a kernal of truth into his presentation. Watch as he get it right on our "threat" from Islam.

France passes law banning voluntary religious practice.

The French senate approved Tuesday a law banning any veils that cover the face -- including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women -- making France the first European country to plan such a measure.

The law passed by a vote of 246 to 1, with about 100 abstentions coming essentially from left-leaning politicians.

..."Given the damage it produces on those rules which allow the life in community, ensure the dignity of the person and equality between sexes, this practice, even if it is voluntary, cannot be tolerated in any public place," the French government said when it sent the measure to parliament in May.

The law imposes a fine of 150 euros ($190) and/or a citizenship course as punishment for wearing a face-covering veil. Forcing a woman to wear a niqab or a burqa will be punishable by a year in prison or a 15,000-euro ($19,000) fine, the government said, calling it "a new form of enslavement that the republic cannot accept on its soil."

Read the rest of the article here. 

'Ground Zero Mosque' Opposition about Freedom of Religion or Not?

In the ongoing debate over the proposed "Ground Zero Mosque," those opposing it have often claimed that they are not arguing that government should have the ability to stop the construction of the site. They say that the other side's constant criticism that the opposition to the mosque represents an attempt at restricting freedom of religion is false, because they are not advocating using government force -- only persuasion -- to prevent the construction.

But then came recent comments last week from one of the most vocal critics of the proposed construction, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich:

 In a radio interview today, he said he wants the national government to step in and stop the developers from building the Islamic community center by whatever means necessary ... And if that fails, he said, the state government should step in and use its considerable power to stymie the development. "The Attorney General of New York, Andrew Cuomo, could intervene because frankly he has the ability to slow it down for decades if he wants to."

Government preventing the construction of a place of worship based primarily on the fact that a large group of citizens oppose that religion has no place under our system of government. It is becoming evident that several in the opposition to this construction are willing to use government force to prevent it. So much for that whole, "This is not about freedom of religion" thing.