H. Res 288 and freakout in the dextrosphere
rightwingprof brings my attention to H Res.288, which carries Muslim water by tut-tutting over bad things said about Islam and the Koran. Evidently 7.62mm Justice and Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler are also upset. RWP refers to it as "legislation to destroy the 1st Amendment."
OK, whackjobs, let's get a couple of things straight here:
1. It's not legislation. It's a resolution. Nowhere is this document is there any specific infraction tied to a specific legal penalty. This thing does not have the force of law. The only force it might have would be to collect a few more Muslim votes. If Conyers wants to kiss Dearborn booty, it's no different from anything Christian congressmen have been doing for years...and I haven't heard yelp one out of y'all about THAT destroying the 1st Amendment. I agree that it's a violation of the spirit of the Establishment Clause. However, the law doesn't deal with spirit, but with facts.
2. This is very old news; the thing was introduced 18 months ago, and has apparently gone nowhere. I don't stay up at night worrying about what flaky crap Dennis Kucinich has attached his name to. Neither should you.
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