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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

A U-Haul for Muhammad
by Lee

First it was France who took the lead in expelling radical Islamist extremists from their country, and now the Aussies are doing it.

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says anyone who does not accept core Australian values should leave and has hinted the Government could look at compelling some to leave.

Mr Costello says anyone coming to Australia and those born here must accept Australian law.

“This is a country which is founded on a democracy,” Mr Costello told ABC TV’s Lateline.

“According to our Constitution, we have a secular state. Our laws are made by the Australian Parliament.

“If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you.

“This is not the kind of country where you would feel comfortable if you were opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, independent courts and so I would say to people who don’t feel comfortable with those values there might be other countries where they’d feel more comfortable with their own values or beliefs.”

He added: “These are Australian values and they’re not going to change and we would expect people, when they come to Australia or if they are born in Australia, to respect those values.”

Absolutely.  The First Amendment is not a death warrant.  I just wish our president had the balls to come out and say something like this.

Posted by Lee on 08/24/05 at 07:46 AM in The Religion of Peace™  • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink • Discuss this in the forums
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