I'm afraid BorderWatch, that we have, or we are, painting ourselves into a corner with this one. You can't have the first amendment and religious exclusion co-exist. The unfortunate thing here is that we have a bunch of people exploiting this under the color of patriotism on one side, and freedom on the other. Those are tough rocks and hard spots to be stuck between for any politician. But when in doubt, erring on the side of the bill of rights is the right choice. Obama's factions are playing the other side pretty well here. they are provoking the Red, White, and Blue-bloods into stating that the constitution be damned in this case, and that at heart they're all mostly hypocritical bigots and religious zealots. Personally I think Ron Paul understands the basics of the problem, but was not empathetic enough in his delivery. Not really unlike a medical doctor really.
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