American Courts... new weapon for terror?

France 'to expel radical imams'
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to
deport any Muslim cleric preaching violence.

BBC News

Even while we continue to delight in shooting barbs at the French, there is no denying that we could benefit from adopting some of their strong policies on immigration. And just when I thought I couldn't be too much more surprised, along comes Sarkozy, the French Interior Minister, and his vows to act against those teaching and preaching violence in the name if Islam.

"The [French] republic is not a weak regime and it does not have to accept speech which on the pretext that it is happening in a place of worship calls for hate and murder.

"Those who persist in this way will systematically be the object of an expulsion procedure."

Over the past decade France has expelled several foreign-born Muslim preachers after accusing them of abusing their positions by inciting violence.

The minister said Western countries must unite in the fight against al-Qaeda.

"I know of only one policy against these people - firmness, arresting them, punishing them, penalising them, in Madrid, London, New York, everywhere.

KEEPING OUR FREE SPEECH INTACT,
AND EXERCISING OUR RIGHT TO SUE!

Personally I admire France's Interior Minister and his no nonsense attitude. But we won't be able to use such simple and direct solutions here for screams of personal freedom infringment. And, in some cases, that might be a valid objection.

But there is no doubt we have a serious problem of proliferation of terrorists here in our own back yard. As in the case of Dr. Siddique, merrily teaching and preaching his hatred for the infidel west on a Pennsylvania college campus, we Americans tip toe around those who utilize free speech as the perfect tool to incite hatred and nurture suicide bombers.

This happens despite, as Britain has discovered and various studies have proven, the biggest recruiting sites for future jihadists is our own western campuses. Ironically, even jihadists, rejecting all things infidel western, know our education is superior to their own 3rd world educational institutions.

One would have hoped that a degree of common sense could be found - a line defined between freedom of expression and opinions as casual conversations, and using such expression as an ideology for the purpose of "education" and recruitment into fanatical Muslim practice.

Alas, that is a flawed solution since Congress would define that line. *Neither* party can be entrusted to do so. The elitist elected ones have ignored the repeated events, intel, rhetoric and escalation of terrorist action for about two decades now... they have been in possession of this knowledge through at least three Presidents and five presidential terms. In the 90s, they responded to those threats by diminishing the US military, handcuffing our intelligence agencies, and approving sales of intelligence/communications equipment to Syria and China. Even now they handicap more than they help.

Needless to say, as historical performance proves Congress members are inept in all ways of national defense and foresight, we are left to find other acceptable solutions.

I then realized we not only already had our weapon, but it's already been used by the ACLU to thwart free speech, racking up ample precedents.

Here is today's reality in the land of the free.

If hate speech is coming from Muslims, we turn our heads the other way so we don't "offend" and enablists start murmuring the "we must understand Islam" mantras. Yet take that same hate speech - substitute a white man as the spokesperson, and a black man as the target of the hatred. Lawsuits with high powered ACLU lawyers spring up, making headlines all over the nation. Substitute a hetrosexual speaker and a gay/lesbian target, and the results are the same.

All in all, what we have here is an unspoken, but enforced free speech "double standard". But there is a silver lining waiting to be discovered. It may not be against the law for someone to use hate speech, but they CAN be sued for it. Lawsuits costs cash, takes up time, and generates the media spotlight. All of which can be used to slow down and/or thwart the jihadist recruitment process.

No one has filed any "I'm offended" lawsuits for professors like Dr. Siddique, or university officials who hire such faculty to instruct our children, in the past. Considering the Van Gogh murder in the Netherlands, a fear of reprisal is real. Ask any outspoken media critique of Muslim fanatics and you'll find they receive death threats constantly. Considering most citizens won't even fight their traffic citations in court, it will take some bold and determined citizens who will risk taking a Muslim fanatic to court.

But finding those who can, will and with ample probable cause, should be at the top of our list. Whether it's personal, or class action... it's time to start battling terrorist in the only way Congress has ever armed we citizens... with lawsuits.