ACLU Welcomes Formerly "Ideologically Excluded" Scholar Tariq Ramadan

In April 2010, the ACLU welcomed Professor Tariq Ramadan in his first U.S. appearance since he was barred from entering the country in 2004. The ACLU challenged the ideological exclusion of Ramadan, one of Europe's most respected Islamic scholars, in a lawsuit filed on behalf of American organizations that had invited him to speak to U.S. audiences.

To learn more about the practice of "ideological exclusion" please visit http://www.aclu.org/exclusion

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[usernamesarebanal]

Civil Disobedience is not only a right, but a duty.

[NAUresistance]

Having different thoughts on foreign policy then the de facto government in power at the time should in NO way confirm that the person is a terrorist or promotes terrorist ideas. This is just pure ignorance and stems from a government that is really unsure of their policies themselves or know they are doing the wrong thing.

If their ideas are the right ones, if they are the best ideas, then why worry about simple Americans voicing their opinion? What are they afraid of? Shame on them !!!!

[NAUresistance]

Since everyone seems so fond of the first amendment of the Constitution of the United States and since free speech is of vital importance if were to ever hope to have our voices heard, I would then expect you all to be supporting people like Congressman Ron Paul, Rand Paul etc and start to oppose those who seek to push this agenda of squashing free speech or the abolition of the Constitution.

It's not only the first amendment we must protect but rather the Constitution as a whole!