Does Religious Freedom Trump Entire Constitution?

John R. Houk

© January 23, 2015

Well here we are. I’ve been working on a post for two days. It is taking me so long because I keep scraping it and start over. So here’s what I’ve decided to do.

I’m on the email list of the Florida Family Association (FFA). My interest in this group is they keep an eye on they consider Radical Islam in America. Their name has ‘Florida’ in it but really their counterjihad watch is on a national basis.

I received an FFA update on 1/20/15 exposing that the Federal government has been in secret negotiations with the NYPD to remove a report on local area (NYC and NJ) activity of Muslim hostility that leads or could lead to a terrorist attack. The NYC area Muslims and Obama’s Federal government (I am guessing under the auspices of Eric Holder’s DOJ) want the open source free to the public report REMOVED from the NYPD website. The FFA is not pleased with this kind politically correct inspired censorship, I am not pleased and YOU as an American should not be pleased.

The NYPD is considering to comply with the pressure because of a couple of Muslim civil suits not to mention Holder’s DOJ civil suit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims to detect terrorist threats.

The Muslims and the Federal government have made this a Bill of Rights issue roughly related to Religious Freedom and 4^th Amendment privacy guarantees pertaining to needing a warrant to engage in the kind of surveillance the NYPD in.

I’m as much a Bill of Rights guy as any Conservative; however the Left and Muslims have not or I should say refuse to look at the balance of the Bill of Rights issues. For instance it bugs me that a huge amount of Mosques and Muslim-American organizations spew hate toward America, Jews and Israel as a normal part of their religious dogma.

It is my opinion that 1^st Amendment Religious Freedom does not guarantee Islamic efforts to topple the U.S. Constitution to satisfy Islamic Supremacist Sharia Law. To put it bluntly the Left will do anything that undermines Original Intent Conservatives and Muslims remarkably forget about the rest of the Constitution to simply destroy it. AND Conservatives are too fearful of political correctness to point that out to the Left and to Islamic Supremacists!

Indeed my experience with Google is when searching for someone who understands this Constitutional is countered by Muslim organizations (primarily) and Left oriented media decrying NYPD surveillance as a complete breach of the Constitution. Make no bones about it. If balance the entire Constitution with Religious Freedom and Islamic terrorist violence with the object of overthrowing the Constitution, Religious Freedom does not include allowing the theology violent overthrow and murder.

Now what has bogged me down in writing this post was the “How?” I at first began by looking at the Muslims and Muslim organizations that are plaintiffs against the NYPD to see if they had any connections to Islamic Supremacist global Caliphate-minded thinking. This is still a path I am going to pursue but it is too daunting with my apparent not up to the task search engine skills.

So you got to read this little rant of mine and below is the FFA email which I have since learned is also available on their website.

JRH 1/23/15

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Islamists demand that NYPD scrub online report on Islamist terrorism and stop surveillance of mosques.

From Florida Family Association

Email Sent: 1/20/2015 11:30 PM

FFA Online LINK

Click here to send email urging the Judge and Magistrate to make public safety in this case a priority.

The New York Post reported on January 18, 2015 “NYC may yank terrorism report to appease mosque ‘spying’ critics”:  The article states in part:

In top-secret talks to settle federal lawsuits against the NYPD for monitoring mosques, the city is weighing a demand that it scrub from its Web site a report on Islamic terrorists, The Post has learned.

The groundbreaking, 92-page report, titled “Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat,” angers critics who say it promotes “religious profiling” and discrimination against Muslims. But law-enforcement sources say removing the report now would come at the worst time — after mounting terror attacks by Islamic extremists in Paris, Boston, Sydney and Ottawa.

The federal lawsuit mentioned in the first paragraph of the New York Post article is Raza et al v. City of New York et al.  This lawsuit seeks to stop the New York Police Department’s surveillance of specific Muslim individuals and mosques.

Peter G. Farrell, Senior Counsel for the City of New York, wrote a letter to United States Magistrate Judge Joan M. Azrack in which he outlined some serious issues regarding is Raza et al v. City of New York et al.

Regarding Plaintiff Masjid At Taqwa

The NYPD's investigation of certain individuals associated with Plaintiff Masjid At Taqwa was based upon information about their lengthy history of suspected criminal activity, some of it terroristic in nature.  This information includes but is not limited to: illegal weapons trafficking by members of the mosque's security team and the mosque caretaker both within the mosque and at the store adjacent; illegal weapons trafficking by certain attendees of the mosque; allegations that the mosque raî a "gun club"; and allegations that the assistant Imam had earmarked portions of over $200,000 raised in the mosque to a number of US Government-designated terrorist organizations.

Certain individuals associated with Masjid At Taqwa have historical ties to terrorism.  The mosque's Imam, Siraj Wahhaj, was named by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York as an unindicted co-conspirator in a plot to bomb a number of New York City landmarks in the mid-1990s (the "Landmarks Plot").  Omar Abdel Rahman, known as the "Blind Sheikh," who is serving a life sentence in federal prison for his role in the Landmarks Plot, lectured at Masjid At Taqwa.  Wahhaj testified as a character witness for Abdel Rahman during Abdel Rahman's terrorism trial.  V/ahhaj also testified as a character witness for Clement Hampton El, a Masjid At Taqwa attendee who was convicted as one of the Blind Sheikh's co-conspirators in the Landmarks Plot.  Members of the mosque's security team have instructed individuals on how to disarm police officers and have led martial arts classes involving individuals convicted on terrorism charges.  Since at least 2003, Masjid At Taqwa members have participated in and sponsored paintball exercises and survival training outside New York City, activities which have been carried out for training purposes by violent extremists in multiple terrorism cases in the United States and abroad-such as the "Virginia Jihad" case, the Fort Dix plot, the 717 attacks in London, and the UK fertilizer bomb plot ("Operation Awakening"). On one of these outings, the leader of Masjid At Taqwa's security team instructed the members of his paintball team to "form up, jihad assassins" and called them his 'Jihad warriors".  Farooque Ahmed, who is currently incarcerated after pleading guilty to terrorism charges in connection with a plot to bomb the Washington, DC metro, promoted and participated in at least one of these trips.

Mr. Farrell’s letter outlined many more public safety concerns related to this lawsuit.  Click here to read Mr. Farrell’s letter.

The Masjid At Taqwa mosque is run by Imam Siraj Wahha who was the key note speaker in the Garland Texas Islamist rally on January 17, 2015 that called for the defeat of Islamophobia.

The Islamist lawsuit was assigned to United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen.  The case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Joan M. Azrack.

Florida Family Association has prepared an email for you to send that urges Judge Chen and Magistrate Azrack to make public safety in this case a priority by not tying the hands of law enforcement and by not censoring information of great importance.   The email will be copied to the New York City Hall.

To send your email, please click the following link, enter your name and email address then click the "Send Your Message" button. You may also edit the subject or message text if you wish.

Please click here to send your email urging Judge Chen and Magistrate Azrack to make public safety in this case a priority.

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Does Religious Freedom Trump Entire Constitution?

John R. Houk

© January 23, 2015

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Islamists demand that NYPD scrub online report on Islamist terrorism and stop surveillance of mosques.

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Grand Jury Probable Cause Evidence

John R. Houk

© December 5, 2014

Political activist David Horowitz (Pro-Israel & Conservative) of the Freedom Center sent a fundraising email with the Ferguson riots and violence as the hook. Any Pro-Israel/Conservative organization supporting Israel’s right to exist and the core principles that have made America an exceptional nation is worthy of support. BUT it is the fundraising hook that you need to give some attention to in this case.

The Horowitz email sends a Youtube video of Bill Whittle of Freedom Center sponsored Truth Revolt editorializing on Obama Administration race baiting and the hypocrisy of the Ferguson Black Community (lump in misinformed Black Communities nationwide) committing acts of violence and looting in the name of an eighteen year old Black teenager the size of Goliath.

VIDEO: BILL WHITTLE: FERGUSON AND THE REAL RACE WAR

Published by TruthRevoltOriginals

Published: Aug 20, 2014

Since the shooting of Michael Brown by a white policeman and the ensuing riots and looting in Ferguson, MO, Americans have been told, yet again, that there is an epidemic of crime against black people in this country. But is there really a race war, and if so, which side is actually waging it?

The hypocrisy is glaring evident when the violence and looting is supposed to honor a gigantic kid who strong arm robs a convenience store of a handful of cigars. This is soon followed by eighteen year old Michael Brown antagonizing a police officer for refusing to get out of the middle of the street who attempted to escort Brown to the backseat of his squad car while undoubtedly the intention of finding out about wants and warrants. Brown while in the backseat pulled Officer Wilson violently into the car pummeling him to the head and made an attempt to grab Wilson’s firearm. In escaping Brown’s assault Wilson managed to fall out of the car. Brown at first took the opportunity to flee. Wilson drew his weapon telling Brown to stop.

AND THIS IS WHERE MYTHOLOGICAL LIE BEGINS

Brown rather than stopping and surrendering with hands up, Brown gave a Goliath bull rush toward Wilson. Already pummeled by Brown, Wilson shoots to slow Brown down. The first wounds have little effect on bull rushing Brown. Wilson discharged his weapon aiming at Brown’s head ending the Goliath offensive.

No I understand the Black Community guffawing Wilson’s account over some of the police-hater accounts of Brown being shot with his hands in the air surrendering. I am certain there are bad cops out there. But there are good cops – Black, White, Hispanic, etc. – who understand the statistics of Black crime and thus police patrol with a racial profiling attitude of assuming crime before going to trial.

Let’s be honest – in the process of protecting and serving, a police officer needs racial profiling as a tool because it enables not only for the safety of the community patrolling but makes sure the outnumbered police officer (or officers) have a self-preservation moment in patrolling. Leftists hate this reality. The Black Community hates this reality. AND when racial profiling is abused as a form of police harassment, Conservatives question the validity of this reality.

Ferguson is an example that police enforcement needs to have some kind of reform that uses racial profiling on a qualified basis. If there is a robbery or an assault in an area and especially if it is reported that the perpetrator or perpetrators fits the description of a non-White person (face it, Blacks are not the only racially profiled people), racial profiling a person walking or driving is an essential tool.

HOWEVER, in the process of patrolling and a racial profile spot check occurs without any reported alert probable cause, is an intrusion of viewing all citizens equally under the law. Placing cameras on squad cars and police officers is one way to make sure police officers use proper policing techniques and protects the police from false accusations.

Eric Garner Killed by Daniel Pantaleo

VIDEO: Grand Jury NO indictment For Officer in Chokehold - Death of Eric Garner No Indictment For NYPD Cop

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Published Dec 3, 2014

Since the shooting of Michael Brown by a white policeman and the ensuing riots and looting in Ferguson, MO, Americans have been told, yet again, that there is an epidemic of crime against black people in this country. But is there really a race war, and if so, which side is actually waging it?

In a case that sparked days of protest and calls for reform of the New York Police Department, a grand jury has decided not to indict an officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

Officer Daniel Pantaleo will not face criminal charges in the chokehold death of Eric Garner, who died July 17 while being arrested outside a Staten Island convenience store for allegedly selling loose cigarettes, or “loosies.”

The lawyer for the Garner family, Jonathan Moore, said that he was “absolutely astonished” in an interview with NY1.

The case inspired outrage over officers’ behavior, especially when it comes to the apparent use of a long-prohibited chokehold.

PIX11’s continuing coverage of Eric Garner’s in-custody death
Shortly after the fatal encounter, Pantaleo was stripped of his gun and badge and put on modified duty. Four EMS workers who responded to the scene but apparently did not try to resuscitate Garner were suspended without pay.

Called “barbaric” by his family, Garner’s arrest was caught on camera by an onlooker. That widely watched … READ THE REST

An example the use of cameras provides an example of at the very least too much force is in the case of a group of Officers are examining a gigantic Black that resisted arrest, but in the act of subduing the man the police officer utilized an against the rules chokehold that resulted in the death of the Black man. What makes the death of the Black man more heinous is while being subdued he was saying, “I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.”

NOW this is an injustice because the police officer was not charged and actually had a Grand Jury did not indict. THAT IS CRAZY!

Granted Eric Garner was a huge 400 pound man. His crime: selling individual loose cigarettes black-market style. Garner resisted arrest which justifies the amount of police officers trying to subdue him. BUT the chokehold is against NYPD rules due to the very issue of accidental death in the act of subduing resistance to arrest. Thus when Daniel Pantaleo began his illegal chokehold coupled with Garner’s dying breath of “I can’t breathe,” a crime was committed by Officer Pantaleo.

The Grand Jury decision not to indict is ridiculous under the preponderance of evidence the unrestrained force at least criminal negligence and at worst just downright murder.

While all states have provisions in their laws that allow for grand juries, roughly half of the states don't use them. Courts often use preliminary hearings prior to criminal trials, instead of grand juries, which are adversarial in nature. As with grand juries, preliminary hearings are meant to determine whether there is enough evidence, or probable cause, to indict a criminal suspect. (How Does a Grand Jury Work? FindLaw)

JRH 12/4/14 (Hat Tip: David Horowitz Fund Raising Email)

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CAIR: Supporting America...

Andrew Whitehead of Anti-CAIR is one of my heroes because he has successfully withstood the legal jihad of CAIR. Because of this it is a good idea to read his opinion once in awhile. Here is the most recent email from Whitehead.

JRH 3/27/12

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CAIR: Supporting America...

By Andrew Whitehead

Sent: 03/23/2012 10:08 PM

Sent from: Anti-CAIR

Since the founding of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the majority of non-Muslim citizens of the United States have been constantly accused of “Islamophobia” (a word created as a propaganda tool used by CAIR), “racism” (even though there is no such race as “Muslim”), and “intolerance” (a word used by many groups to describe those who disagree with them without using words of substance or evidence to back up their accusations).

Our country cowers in submission, much like England, France, The Netherlands, and Germany, in that we cannot even have a rational discussion on political/radical Islam in the United States without having to gain "permission" from CAIR and other alphabet-soup so-called “Muslim Civil Rights Groups”.  Even our military services are forced to accept questionable Muslim chaplains vetted by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), yet another front group for radical Islam.

The current state of the “Mainstream Media” in the United States is partly to blame.  Consider that the New York Times (NYT) is still believed by many Americans (and other newspapers) as the “paper of record”.  NYT articles and columnists are followed throughout the United States.  While the NYT may get it right on occasion, the simple fact is that it appears willfully wrong on the Islamist threat to our country.

This ability to overlook the obvious is not limited to the NYT. It infects any number of American papers whose reporters and editorial staff simply aren’t up to the challenge of honest reporting regarding the fascist ideology of CAIR members and their ilk.  And really, who can blame them?  Events all over the world have demonstrated that murder and mayhem may await any paper, reporter, or social commentator who dare to take an objective look at the threat of radical Islamic ideology. (It's much "safer" to pick on Christians and Jews who are known for actually praying for those who insult their faith, not terror murdering them or their children.)

So where should we turn if the mainstream press won’t report the truth?  Due to a poor educational system and a deliberate policy of “speak no evil” when it comes to the darker side of Islamic beliefs by our local, state, and national governments, it seems that we the people are over a barrel when it comes to seeking answers from those whose responsibility it is to provide them.  If the government won’t speak the truth regarding radical Islam, how can we count on it to protect us from the terror of radical Islam?

Even more disturbing forces are at play.  For example; Congressman Peter King recently attended a rally in support of the New York City Police Department (NYPD).  The rally came about in response to a NYT article outing on-going investigations of various Islamic groups in the New York - New Jersey area.  Apparently, Governor Christie of New Jersey was upset that the NYPD hadn’t kissed the ring of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) unit in Newark, New Jersey before pursuing its investigation. While Governor Christie can complain over what is, essentially, hurt feelings, the underlying question that should be asked is: “Why didn’t the NYPD approach the JTTF?”  Could it be that the NYPD knows something about the JTTF that made the JTTF an unreliable partner?  Perhaps the JTTF administrators would have refused to back the investigation and label it as being “un-American”?  Was there a security issue? We'll never know because the mainstream media won’t investigate.

CAIR and CAIR’s fellow travelers are constantly brow beating us on how oppressed "Muslims" are in the United States.  We can take CAIR at their word. The highly esteemed (and deported) CAIR Community Relations Director Bassem Khafagi (currently running for president of Egypt), said of the United States: “I loved the place I lived in, but I never loved the US, the infidel country”.  We can suppose he didn’t love the USA because he was deported following his conviction on two charges of bank fraud and one count of visa fraud.  In his running for president of Egypt, he has promised to “complete the implementation of Islamic law in Egypt. I do not hide this truth in any way, because it is in keeping with the inclination of the Egyptian people."  One has to wonder, did Khafagi bother to ask the Copts or Jews (are there any Jews left in Egypt?) how they feel about living under Sharia Law with it's well-known respect for human rights and religious liberty?  Will Friday services at the Mosque be followed by amputation of various body parts at the local mall parking lot for Sharia Law-breakers, as is very common in that paragon of Islamic jurisprudence, Saudi Arabia?  So much for CAIR’s stated position of respect for all religions.

Our forefathers bequeathed us a country founded in respect for the law and tolerance of religious beliefs.  Our enemies should not interpret our tolerance as weakness.  Our governing bodies and press should discontinue their policies of appeasement of political/radical Islam that serves no practical purpose beyond conditioning our people to accept the unacceptable.  Now is the time to take a stand and say “no more”.

There is no law that demands the mainstream media quote CAIR and no government policy that requires CAIR be consulted on anything Islamic.

CAIR, founded by terrorists, is a media parasite.

Starve CAIR of exposure and it will dry up and blow away like dog dung on a hot sidewalk. 

This is as it should be.

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Andrew Whitehead
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Anti-CAIR
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