Noam Sayin' said...
Funny thing. I try to link to Keith Ellison's Web site using your link, and I get the ol' 404 not found. I can get there from any other direction but your site.
Hmm...
Thank you, Noam Sayin', and a round of thanks to Congressman Ellison and his staff for honoring this scarcely commented, infant blog.
However, I must ask a few questions here. Being that this is a Congressional website and it's being provided at tax payer expense, by what right does the Congressman's office have to block access to any of my readers? These readers may include the Congressman's constituents. In fact- I myself live in the Fifth Congressional district. By what right does the Congressman's office have to deny me access to my own Congressman? I feel this is a violation of my rights.
I'm unsure as to why this site has been targeted. It certainly isn't my fault the Congressman is a Muslim who has chosen to associate with Islamic advocacy groups with questionable affiliations. Nor is it my fault the Congressman took campaign contributions from members of these groups. And to my knowledge, no one forced Congressman Ellison to speak at their events. Repeatedly. I must conclude that speaking the truth about Congressman Ellison and his ideology is all that is needed to incur his ire.
I would also like to thank the Congressman's staff for this opening for a lesson in Shari'a- the very reason this blog is here. Concerning infidels:
As regards the people of the Book (i.e. the Jews and the Christians) who do not accept the Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah (Peace be upon him and his progeny), they are commonly considered najis [unclean-ed], but it is not improbable that they are Pak. Ho wever, it is better to avoid them.
Unfortunately for him, the Congressman can't avoid me by blocking access to his site on this blog. I can access it on my search engine. The only thing this block has accomplished is to display the exact intolerance the "Islamophobes" claim you can find in Islam. Job well done, Congressman and staff. Well done.
Update 12/3/07: Congressman Ellison's office has seen fit to remove the 404 Error message. Thanks for reading, Mr. Ellison.
