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| VA lawmaker expresses concern over Muslim immigration, CAIR seethes |
| 2006-12-21 |
| A Muslim group is asking U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode Jr., R-Va., to apologize after he told constituents that more Muslims will follow Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, D-Minn., to Congress if strict immigration laws aren't passed. "The Muslim representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that district and if American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration, there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran," Goode wrote. The letter was written to constituents who contacted Goode after Ellison said he planned to bring his Quran, the Muslim holy book, when he takes the oath of office Jan. 4. In his letter, Goode wrote: "When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way." Goode, who was first elected to Congress in 1996, said he wants to "stop illegal immigration totally and reduce legal immigration and end the diversity visas policy pushed hard by President Clinton and allowing many persons from the Middle East to come to this country." Corey Saylor, national legislative director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Goode's "Islamophobic remarks send a message of intolerance that is unworthy of anyone elected to public office." CAIR officials noted that Ellison traces his family roots in the United States back to 1742. Linwood Duncan, Goode's press secretary, said Goode won't apologize. "He stands by the letter," Duncan said. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #15 Zenster - go to: www.congress.org scroll to his name, etc & it will get you in contact w/him via email. You won't get a fast response but his people will definitely get your email in real time. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-12-21 21:00 |
| #14 Since he's not a Christian, swearing on the Bible don't mean squat. Since he's a Muslim, swearing on the Koran don't mean squat (Taqqiya). Mebbe that's why we have separation of church and state? Yew betcha! Mebbe now y'all understand why I am so vociferous about having the strongest possible separation of church and state. It protects us from exactly this sort of bullshit. The Koran is a treasonous document. It advocates sedition and the overthrow of our legal system so that it can be replaced by Islamic sharia. I hope someone in our Congress has the courage to stand up and point this out. The Koran should not be permitted for swearing by as it confers permission to lie about anything. Ban the burqa and niqab. Ban halal slaughtering. End Islam's protected status as a religion. Stop all migration from Muslim majority countries. Do this and we might have the chance to avert a national catastrophe. Otherwise we are headed straight towards a genuinely rough patch of sledding. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-21 16:39 |
| #13 We will not be receiving emails again until Thursday January 4, 2007 at 9:00AM. If you need to contact Congressman Goode, you may fax him at 540-484-1459 or call 540-484-1254. These messages will be checked throughout this time period. Drat! His email box is shut down. Whether it's for the holidays or from overload is something we'll just have to guess at. The zip code to use is 22901. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-21 16:25 |
| #12 Does anyone have a generic email address for Goode? The government system deletes any email from outside of his district. Zenman, just use a zipcode from within his district and you'll be good to go. |
| Posted by: Mick Dundee 2006-12-21 15:34 |
| #11 Interesting issue. Since he's not a Christian, swearing on the Bible don't mean squat. Since he's a Muslim, swearing on the Koran don't mean squat (Taqqiya). Mebbe that's why we have separation of church and state? |
| Posted by: Elmarong Unavise8666 2006-12-21 14:39 |
| #10 Zen - you'll have to spend the 39 cents and employ the US Postal System to reach a Rep other than your own (at least through public channels.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-12-21 13:47 |
| #9 Does anyone have a generic email address for Goode? The government system deletes any email from outside of his district. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-21 13:34 |
| #8 Of course CAIR didn't waste time squealing about "Islamophobia" and went straight for the race card: "Representative Goode's Islamophobic remarks send a message of intolerance that is unworthy of anyone elected to public office," CAIR's national legislative director, Corey Saylor, said Tuesday night. "There can be no reasonable defense for such bigotry." This is one of the few wakeup calls America is going to get before the next 9-11. I hope people are listening. Islam has no redeeming values and the reformation required to make it of any use are so unlikely to occur that patience over such matters is simply not warranted. We have enemies within our borders and must begin to act upon that fact. then why bring it to swear into office with??? The comment was Goode's and not Ellison's |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-21 13:30 |
| #7 CAIR Saudi funded terrerorist supporters, screw them and Ellison |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-12-21 12:19 |
| #6 "The Muslim representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that district and if American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration, there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran," Goode wrote. Holey Moley! Primative but still the 1st return volley from Congress. Ima call this a big deal. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-21 11:45 |
| #5 This guy is one of our own. All House members have email. Get online and give this guy the support he so richly deserves. We must have the Congress critters wake up to start making changes. |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2006-12-21 11:12 |
| #4 Take care and stay safe, Jan. It looks like snowmobile and cross country skis weather over there. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-21 09:57 |
| #3 I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way." then why bring it to swear into office with??? Jan from |
| Posted by: jan from..... 2006-12-21 09:47 |
| #2 I am curious.... have they restarted the Visa Express program yet? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-12-21 09:37 |
| #1 Just because you are Islamophobic doesn't mean you are wrong. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-12-21 09:06 |