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Taxi Militants: Hollow Victory
Reader comment on item: No Islamic Law in Minnesota, for Now
Submitted by Jim Middagh (United States), Oct 17, 2006 at 09:19
The decision by MSP to not adopt a "two light" system for militant cab drivers is superficially gratifying but it is a hollow victory. MSP did not yield to constitutional logic, they yielded to public pressure.
And MSP points out that since TSA has banned liquids in amounts greater than three ounces anyway, the number of Muslim "refusal of service" events has declined.
The constitutional and social freedoms enjoyed by Americans are not safe from erosion by Muslim activities. They will come up with still more ways to continue their quest of replacing our ways with their ways.
The price of liberty is truly eternal vigilance!
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| Islamic law in European towns [51 words] | steveN | May 21, 2012 22:38 | 195766 | ||
| 1 | Religious Freedom in U.S. limited to U.S. Laws [91 words] | gingi | Aug 17, 2010 11:22 | 176829 | |
| 2 | How to Solve this problem [74 words] | Joel Lanier | Apr 1, 2007 00:16 | 88345 | |
| 1 |  100% agree [18 words] | dfwhite19438 | Apr 1, 2008 21:23 | 88345 | |
| This is so wrong. [32 words] | Trevor Hendrix | Apr 3, 2008 00:01 | 88345 | ||
| Definitely wrong [42 words] | Ilana | May 23, 2008 01:49 | 88345 | ||
| 1 | please wake up [86 words] | mohamed hassan | Nov 19, 2009 13:33 | 88345 | |
| Religion - outdated?? [30 words] | Charlie | Mar 5, 2015 10:08 | 88345 | ||
| Sharia in the airports [84 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Feb 23, 2007 00:47 | 78449 | ||
| 2 | Minnesota Taxi Drivers [46 words] | abdifatah abdi | Apr 17, 2007 12:02 | 78449 | |
| On alcohol and Muslim cab drivers [261 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Apr 17, 2007 18:52 | 78449 | ||
| No Alcohol On Taxi's? Even in a Sealed Bottle? [106 words] | Cher | Feb 19, 2008 09:03 | 78449 | ||
| Sharia Law in Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota [224 words] | G. Bedford | Sep 8, 2010 20:57 | 78449 | ||
| Cultural accomodation in the US ??? [45 words] | Harald W. Behrend | Feb 21, 2007 15:21 | 78211 | ||
| 1 | No Sharia Laws allowed [131 words] | Mennie Flannery | Mar 26, 2007 22:37 | 78211 | |
| Cultural Accomodation!!! [630 words] | Niqabbi | Apr 4, 2007 10:49 | 78211 | ||
| 1 | No Sharia Law [195 words] | Philip Saenz | Dec 4, 2007 11:09 | 78211 | |
| 1 | Cultural Accomodation [199 words] | Cher | Feb 19, 2008 09:29 | 78211 | |
| An Ignorant response [368 words] | Sam | Apr 30, 2008 23:20 | 78211 | ||
| To Sam [600 words] | Philip Saenz | May 1, 2008 18:24 | 78211 | ||
| Islamic Nations [82 words] | John Glendenning | Feb 21, 2007 09:40 | 78168 | ||
| Ominous signs indeed!! [180 words] | RS Vasan | Feb 22, 2007 04:39 | 78168 | ||
| 2 | The melting pot called America [166 words] | Scott N. | Nov 10, 2006 11:45 | 65752 | |
| Nationalism [95 words] | Jack Monas | Feb 22, 2007 23:08 | 65752 | ||
| Hallal Driver light on Cabbies [76 words] | Romesh Chander | Oct 29, 2006 19:23 | 64766 | ||
| UK protests against Kazakh Hindus harassment [334 words] | AS | Nov 22, 2006 02:59 | 64766 | ||
| Agree with Ramesh [27 words] | Abdul Khan | Jan 9, 2007 09:29 | 64766 | ||
| Keep repeating the Question: AND JUST HOW IS MULTICULTURALISM COMING ALONG IN KAZAKHSTAN? [63 words] | Sofa Sogood | Feb 25, 2007 07:35 | 64766 | ||
| law of unintended consequences [132 words] | Matt Coryell | Oct 26, 2006 09:16 | 64540 | ||
| Give us the choice of not doing business with muslims [59 words] | Ed S | Oct 28, 2006 23:16 | 64540 | ||
| CAB DRIVERS- ISLAMIC LAW [27 words] | CECIL TURNER | Jan 27, 2007 06:57 | 64540 | ||
| there is still some common sense left in the western world [123 words] | R Duarte | Oct 25, 2006 17:02 | 64480 | ||
| Taxi Law [59 words] | Kjeld jeggesn | Oct 24, 2006 07:30 | 64315 | ||
| The Constitution is the law of the Land [55 words] | Bob | Oct 24, 2006 04:55 | 64303 | ||
| Bob is probably committing a criminal act and may be liable to be prosecuted. [142 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Oct 28, 2006 23:22 | 64303 | ||
| Ghullam Mohammed and Bob's comment [226 words] | Romesh Chander | Oct 29, 2006 17:41 | 64303 | ||
| Ghulam Muhammed clueless ... [264 words] | Darren | Oct 29, 2006 17:42 | 64303 | ||
| 1 | Response to Ghulam Mohammed [92 words] | Judeo-Christ | Oct 30, 2006 21:11 | 64303 | |
| Can the airport taxi man be deported for registering their objections to some traffic regulations. [96 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Oct 31, 2006 04:14 | 64303 | ||
| Deportation is Appropriate and Necessary [707 words] | Darren | Oct 31, 2006 20:20 | 64303 | ||
| Let's not forget Muslims are committing their barbarism and rioting in Europe too! [21 words] | Darren | Oct 31, 2006 20:22 | 64303 | ||
| The East should clean their stables first, but will the West get out of the way, please. [112 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Nov 1, 2006 04:24 | 64303 | ||
| Sharia is embedded in American laws [172 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Nov 1, 2006 23:08 | 64303 | ||
| Dont wake a sleeping giant [124 words] | Judeo-Christ | Nov 2, 2006 01:10 | 64303 | ||
| 1 | Close the Doors [220 words] | Judeo-Christ | Nov 2, 2006 01:36 | 64303 | |
| Sharia [7 words] | Stopan | Jan 18, 2007 00:02 | 64303 | ||
| 1 | Ghulam Muhammed [132 words] | Cher | Feb 21, 2007 09:11 | 64303 | |
| Islam is being wrongly demonised by vested interests [422 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Feb 21, 2007 23:55 | 64303 | ||
| Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai [462 words] | Cher | Feb 22, 2007 18:58 | 64303 | ||
| response to Ghulam Muhammed [176 words] | jaysee | Feb 23, 2007 14:43 | 64303 | ||
| Why pick on Arabs? [217 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Feb 24, 2007 04:27 | 64303 | ||
| Muslim Taxi Drivers [40 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Feb 24, 2007 20:03 | 64303 | ||
| "Bob is probably committing an illegal act" ? [132 words] | Harald | Mar 31, 2007 11:14 | 64303 | ||
| SHARIA IS EMBEDDED IN AMERICAN LAWS [244 words] | k p varan | Aug 18, 2007 07:18 | 64303 | ||
| DONT WAKE A SLEEPING GIANT [175 words] | k p varan | Aug 18, 2007 07:32 | 64303 | ||
| Heart and Soul of America [26 words] | Larry B. | Feb 18, 2008 13:38 | 64303 | ||
| Close the doors? [173 words] | Larry B. | Feb 18, 2008 13:50 | 64303 | ||
| Answer to Ghulum and he lives in India? [103 words] | Cher | Feb 19, 2008 09:56 | 64303 | ||
| No Islamic Law in Minnesota [36 words] | S.C.Panda | Oct 24, 2006 03:57 | 64299 | ||
| Stop this in its tracks NOW [157 words] | dahozho | Oct 23, 2006 11:57 | 64217 | ||
| I won't patronize a Muslim [43 words] | Darren | Oct 23, 2006 02:18 | 64174 | ||
| Take a class about Orientalism [50 words] | Jenn | Oct 29, 2006 05:24 | 64174 | ||
| Thanks but no thanks [317 words] | Darren | Oct 29, 2006 17:03 | 64174 | ||
| Comment on Darren's post [161 words] | Romesh Chander | Oct 29, 2006 17:50 | 64174 | ||
| Great Point Romesh.... [10 words] | Darren | Oct 31, 2006 20:24 | 64174 | ||
| Good news [53 words] | Manish | Oct 22, 2006 20:34 | 64148 | ||
| America: Land of Freedom [148 words] | Hill Billy | Oct 22, 2006 16:42 | 64130 | ||
| Freedom of Religion [188 words] | Frummer | Oct 26, 2006 00:28 | 64130 | ||
| Beware of 'out of proportion reactions, borne of sheer imagined insecurities'. [176 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Oct 29, 2006 00:01 | 64130 | ||
| Have you actually read the koran? [465 words] | Hill Billy | Nov 2, 2006 13:27 | 64130 | ||
| Muslim life guards kick cultural cliché [722 words] | AS | Jan 8, 2007 06:58 | 64130 | ||
| Have you read the Koran?? [258 words] | Chilly | Feb 23, 2007 00:07 | 64130 | ||
| 1 | islam:infidels [41 words] | nash eli | Mar 6, 2007 01:16 | 64130 | |
| Muslim lifeguards [38 words] | redmond | Apr 20, 2007 06:37 | 64130 | ||
| Just shows you haven't read the Koran [78 words] | Hill Billy | Apr 26, 2007 06:44 | 64130 | ||
| A response ... [189 words] | Hill Billy | Apr 26, 2007 06:57 | 64130 | ||
| 1 | attacks against islam part 1 [3221 words] | judaya | Oct 6, 2007 15:15 | 64130 | |
| christianity at a down fall? [715 words] | judaya | Oct 6, 2007 15:16 | 64130 | ||
| Christianity at a Downfall [192 words] | Cher | Feb 19, 2008 14:01 | 64130 | ||
| Snakes in our midst [51 words] | Judeo-Christ | Oct 22, 2006 14:09 | 64106 | ||
| Only when I hear church bells ringing in Saudi Arabia........ [61 words] | Judeo-Christ | Oct 21, 2006 14:32 | 63443 | ||
| Only when I hear church bells ringing in Saudi Arabia........ [177 words] | infifel2006 | Oct 23, 2006 15:16 | 63443 | ||
| Democracy [96 words] | Vicki | Oct 29, 2006 05:28 | 63443 | ||
| An alternative view [27 words] | Name withheld to avoid threats | Oct 19, 2006 16:27 | 61559 | ||
| Veil row assistant 'victimised' [896 words] | John, UK | Oct 19, 2006 14:44 | 61542 | ||
| Quite Revealing Interview ! [32 words] | Jaladhi | Oct 19, 2006 16:39 | 61542 | ||
| Radical Classroom Assistants [365 words] | John, UK | Oct 21, 2006 18:36 | 61542 | ||
| Aishah Azmi cograts! [51 words] | elias | Oct 23, 2006 03:35 | 61542 | ||
| Thank you , John, UK [40 words] | Jaladhi | Oct 23, 2006 14:25 | 61542 | ||
| sharia law is for muslims not Americans [51 words] | monty | Mar 1, 2007 18:41 | 61542 | ||
| Islamising the Western Democracies [274 words] | Ian Campbell | Oct 19, 2006 11:56 | 61524 | ||
| Minnesota Mini-jihad?? [205 words] | Jaladhi | Oct 18, 2006 13:31 | 61399 | ||
| Sharia Law can be spread like common cold - no cure for it [133 words] | Beach Girl | Oct 18, 2006 13:01 | 61398 | ||
| The Minnesota Mind-Set [22 words] | Tom | Oct 17, 2006 13:09 | 60721 | ||
| Muslim and transporting alcohol. [126 words] | milton ross | Oct 17, 2006 10:57 | 60704 | ||
| Boycott the Muslim Cab Drivers [27 words] | Larry Jason | Oct 17, 2006 10:54 | 60702 | ||
| British airline suspends staff for cross : Why they are tolerating the veils and burkas of Muslim Women [301 words] | Proud Briton | Oct 17, 2006 10:27 | 60692 | ||
| UK having a VEIL of a time! Debate escalates : Support Mr.Jack Straw and send e-mail to express it [320 words] | British Hindu | Oct 17, 2006 10:18 | 60689 | ||
| Are we living in America or Arabia ? [122 words] | Taru | Oct 17, 2006 10:08 | 60687 | ||
| Every passenger must come out of Airport with a Bottle of Wine and Ham Sandwich [116 words] | Charles | Oct 17, 2006 09:53 | 60684 | ||
| Minnesota - Good sense prevails [57 words] | S A Kapadia | Oct 17, 2006 09:23 | 60678 | ||
 Taxi Militants: Hollow Victory [106 words] | Jim Middagh | Oct 17, 2006 09:19 | 60677 | ||
| Cab drivers who discriminate against passengers with bottles of alcohol [182 words] | Henry Alkin | Oct 17, 2006 09:18 | 60675 | ||
| What about the cabbies rights? [97 words] | Nissan Raclaw | Oct 17, 2006 07:14 | 60660 | ||
| For Nissan Raclaw [207 words] | rickz | Oct 19, 2006 22:09 | 60660 | ||
| Rickz!!!!!! [18 words] | Kevin M | Oct 20, 2006 14:40 | 60660 | ||
| Wrong Reasons for Cancellation [344 words] | Caesar M. Arevalo | Oct 17, 2006 01:44 | 60651 | ||
| Who is stirring up the drivers? [168 words] | Ed Halper | Oct 16, 2006 22:00 | 60647 | ||
| Ed Halper and Dan Pipes are both on target [686 words] | James Vesce | Oct 18, 2006 16:12 | 60647 | ||
| Need to know more [88 words] | Ivan Cher | Oct 16, 2006 17:53 | 60593 | ||
| A missed opportunity [66 words] | Robert Corrow | Oct 17, 2006 03:05 | 60593 | ||
| No Islamic Law in Minnesota, for Now [132 words] | Carol Derbis | Oct 16, 2006 17:52 | 60592 | ||
| finally [110 words] | dfwhite | Oct 16, 2006 17:38 | 60589 | ||
| Minnesota taxi drivers [41 words] | Donald W. Bales | Oct 16, 2006 17:18 | 60587 | ||
| Muslim Cab Drivers want to select passengers with best fare [65 words] | Mary | Oct 16, 2006 16:50 | 60585 | ||
| 1 | One Nation , One Flag , One Constitution in USA : No seperatists demands should be met [103 words] | Pinsa | Oct 17, 2006 09:46 | 60585 | |
| Minnesota is nuts for doing this -- too liberal [67 words] | chet | Oct 17, 2006 20:06 | 60585 | ||
| What About the Confederate Flag [8 words] | Randy | Apr 17, 2007 13:11 | 60585 | ||
| Well done! [67 words] | Tony | Oct 16, 2006 16:05 | 60576 | ||
| Rally The Forces [202 words] | Ed Ziegler | Oct 16, 2006 16:00 | 60575 | ||
| No Islamic Law in Minnesota, for Now [37 words] | underwillows | Oct 16, 2006 15:08 | 60573 | ||
| Full yet [41 words] | D Williams | Oct 16, 2006 16:29 | 60573 | ||
| saving grace [78 words] | transparere | Oct 16, 2006 19:14 | 60573 | ||
| Licensing discrimination [51 words] | John Anderson | Oct 16, 2006 14:56 | 60570 | ||
| I can't agree with you on this one Dr. Pipes [70 words] | Sully | Oct 16, 2006 14:53 | 60569 | ||
| Pulllleeze! [46 words] | Frummer | Oct 17, 2006 13:27 | 60569 | ||
| The West Can NOT and SHOULD NOT co-exist with Islam. [49 words] | Darren | Oct 21, 2006 01:35 | 60569 | ||
| I think what Sally meant was... [48 words] | S. Joseph | Oct 25, 2006 00:45 | 60569 | ||
| Sully's comment [29 words] | Harald | Mar 28, 2007 18:24 | 60569 | ||
| A little bit tongue in cheek, and a little bit serious [107 words] | Sully | Mar 30, 2007 10:14 | 60569 | ||
| dont percieve islam wrong [64 words] | aziz khan | Sep 20, 2009 15:10 | 60569 | ||
| Easier said than done [77 words] | Abu Nudnik | Oct 16, 2006 14:48 | 60568 | ||
| liberal fear or hypocrisy? [28 words] | Howard Hirsch | Oct 16, 2006 14:31 | 60566 | ||
| Good Question [74 words] | David W. Lincoln | Oct 16, 2006 16:40 | 60566 | ||
| Speaking of Constitutions... [640 words] | J.S. | Oct 16, 2006 13:24 | 60564 | ||
| Enough is enough... [89 words] | Debora Derlagen | Oct 16, 2006 13:10 | 60563 | ||
| a rare concurrence [184 words] | james | Oct 16, 2006 12:32 | 60562 | ||
| May God give you victory in your just fight for Freedom from Islamic Invasion [59 words] | Indian Friend | Oct 16, 2006 12:29 | 60561 | ||
| Muslim Taxi Drivers have mugged and raped lot of women passengers [94 words] | Patrick | Oct 17, 2006 09:15 | 60561 | ||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Authority [66 words] | Nonna Berina | Oct 16, 2006 11:43 | 60555 | ||
| No Islamic Law in Minnesota, for Now [313 words] | terry | Oct 29, 2006 21:02 | 60555 | ||
| Minneapolis airport a sorry mess! [74 words] | Allen | Jun 5, 2008 18:42 | 60555 | ||
| Alertness [43 words] | Garry Wilson | Oct 16, 2006 11:42 | 60554 | ||
| Islamophobia in action [366 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Oct 16, 2006 11:39 | 60552 | ||
| 2 | Big difference between tradition and law [300 words] | Ursula Dick | Feb 3, 2007 14:46 | 60552 | |
| to ghulam mohammad [186 words] | steve bakmore | Jun 22, 2007 07:33 | 60552 | ||
| How naive , steve bakmore [151 words] | Fahmi | Oct 5, 2009 04:42 | 60552 | ||
| 1 | First read islam than write [7 words] | Rai Adeel | Jun 8, 2019 07:37 | 60552 | |
| Do MSP Taxi Drivers Violate Law? [141 words] | John G. Terino | Oct 16, 2006 11:28 | 60550 | ||
| 1 | start a movement to carry a bottle of wine [17 words] | david bryan | Oct 16, 2006 10:56 | 60547 | |
| Western Intelligence Agencis should spy on every Muslim in West [347 words] | Janu | Oct 17, 2006 10:23 | 60547 | ||
| The strength of one's convictions [63 words] | David W. Lincoln | Oct 16, 2006 10:05 | 60545 | ||
| Picking up women passengers against Islam [121 words] | Romesh Chander | Oct 16, 2006 10:00 | 60544 | ||
| Sharia is not all 'off with the head' routine [124 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Oct 28, 2006 23:08 | 60544 | ||
| Ghullam Mohammed [416 words] | Romesh Chander | Oct 29, 2006 17:26 | 60544 | ||
| ACCUSATIONS OF HYPOCRISY [357 words] | ABDULLAH | Mar 14, 2007 13:47 | 60544 | ||
| Islam [19 words] | ronnee poitras | Apr 1, 2007 21:05 | 60544 | ||
| Worth repeating every day to one and all ... [57 words] | Victor Purinton | Oct 16, 2006 09:34 | 60543 | ||
| Someone's Misleading You [50 words] | Robert Crawford | Oct 16, 2006 09:29 | 60541 | ||
| Somali [105 words] | Nick | Oct 16, 2006 17:52 | 60541 | ||
| 2 | True Colours of Islam and Reality of Muslims : Wake up West ! Its now or never ! [298 words] | Nordic | Oct 17, 2006 09:34 | 60541 | |
| Koran clearly orders every faithful to fulfill its religious duty of Waging a Holy War ...????? [52 words] | Sam | Oct 19, 2006 15:17 | 60541 | ||
| to Sam [71 words] | Gellin and Infidellin | Oct 20, 2006 11:56 | 60541 | ||
| its easy to pinpoint others, [22 words] | lee | Jul 12, 2007 10:20 | 60541 | ||
| Reality of Islam and Muslims [197 words] | Jesus-Lover | Nov 5, 2010 16:03 | 60541 | ||
| clarification..read it please.. [111 words] | aya | Apr 24, 2011 18:54 | 60541 | ||
| 1 | Another victim Arabian imperialism and of Islam [453 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 26, 2011 08:12 | 60541 | |
| reality of islam [188 words] | Aya | Apr 26, 2011 09:23 | 60541 | ||
| re: clarification..read it please.. [45 words] | American Expat | Apr 27, 2011 03:22 | 60541 | ||
| 3 | Islamic [650 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 28, 2011 07:02 | 60541 | |
| 1 | Islamic delusions [73 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 28, 2011 12:07 | 60541 | |
| hey [401 words] | Aya | May 12, 2011 05:25 | 60541 | ||
| 3 | It seems that our dear aya is not aware that the Qur'an says that Muslims can rape women [1641 words] | dhimmi no more | May 13, 2011 06:45 | 60541 | |
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| 1 | SO WRONG! [15 words] | Perisha | Jun 15, 2013 09:10 | 60541 | |
| Answer the "Dhimmee no more" [281 words] | Leaveme Inpeace | Nov 3, 2014 12:54 | 60541 |
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