Conservative Congressman Blasts Bachmann’s Anti-Muslim Allegations, Stands Up For Religious Liberty
SLINGER, Wisconsin One of the most conservative congressmen in the country stepped up to defend Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, and the rights of all Muslim-Americans yesterday against Rep. Michele Bachmanns (R-MN) spurious accusations that she is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, calling them the wrong thing to do.
During a town hall held by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) on Sunday, a constituent lauded Bachmanns anti-Muslim witchhunt about a supposed Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the U.S. government and called on her congressman to support her efforts. Sensenbrenner instead used the opportunity not only to defend Abedin, but to advocate for the larger notion of religious pluralism in America and a separation between church and state.
SENSENBRENNER: Let me say that I do know Huma Abedin and I think that the comments that were made about her in that letter, whether or not they were taken out of context, were the wrong thing to do
I think the Constitution in saying that there shall never be a religious test for any office of trust and profit under the United States meant that people should not be judged on the basis of their religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs. That was Thomas Jefferson that put that in the Constitution I think he was right.
CONSTITUENT: I think that theres a political ideology thats a concern in Islam that is concerning and that should be looked at and we should know that this person is not a threat
SENSENBRENNER: Heidi, Heidi, Heidi, the First Amendment prohibits the government from making a distinction between what is good religion and what is bad religion. Thats none of the governments business. Religion is a personal issue to every one of the people who lives in the United States, whether you practice a faith, how you practice a faith, whether you dont practice a faith, whether you say youre a member of a faith but dont practice it, its none of the governments business. And this is the whole issue of religious freedom. And that has been one of the most cherished freedoms that this country has had since its beginning.
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/07/23/562831/jim-sensenbrenner-huma-abedin/
Okay, where is the real Sensenbrenner? Who is this pod person?