munaeem | 22 December, 2006 00:25
According to The New York Times, Representative Virgil H. Goode Jr. (R-VA), in a letter to his constituents, said that voters must "wake up" or else there will "likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran." Of course Congressman Ellison will be allowed to take the oath of office.
The question should be whether Congressman Goode will be allowed to take his oath and sit in his elected office. He has, after all, violated his oath of office, in which he promised to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States," which intentionally and emphatically prohibits any and all religious tests.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned Goode's remarks and called on him to apologize.
"Congressman Goode's ignorant and divisive statements are an affront to Muslims in his district and to Americans of all faiths who believe in our nation's longstanding traditions of religious tolerance and diversity," said Nihad Awad, executive director of the council.
Ellison was born in Detroit and converted to Islam in college.
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