CAIR Asks South Dakota Governor to Veto Anti-Sharia Bill.
Have you heard about this bill? Well it’s pissing me off and South Dakota isn’t the only state with one in process! I urge you to click on the link above and read what the Council on American-Islamic Relations has to say about it. I’m not angry about it because it once again demonstrates the appalling lack of understanding and intolerable amount of prejudice must be endured by Muslims in the United States. That deeply saddens me more than it pisses me off. As an educator, I will do my best to fight against this kind of ignorance. Americans are innately curious and open-minded, there is simply so much misinformation that has so massively skewed perceptions.
I am annoyed, ok a little pissed off, that not only South Dakota, but approximately two dozen other state legislatures are wasting time on such frivolous bills when there are so many other pressing issues facing the states and our nation as a whole. What’s all this talk I keep hearing about budget crunches, fiscal austerity, and cutbacks? Both Virginia and West Virginia have debated this kind of a law, as well. These people, our elected representatives, don’t even understand our system of government, it seems. They pass frivolous, unnecessary legislation to prevent things that are already impossible, instead of dealing with real issues.
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