When I read the results of a recent poll by Cornell University, I could not believe what I was reading. Yes, 44% of those polled felt that there should be a limit on the "civil liberties of Muslim Americans." WHAT?! I'm sorry, but this is a sad commentary on the state of the people of this nation, if this poll is relatively indicative of the feelings of all Americans. Even worse, the fact that it was "found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims’ civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious." I would describe myself as "highly religious" and do lean towards Republican values more so than Democratic ones on numerous issues, but I do NOT want to be categorized with people that wish to discriminate in such a way.

Discriminating against someone based on the fact that they share race, creed, color, etc. with a group of people who are committing terrorist acts does not really address the root problem. This all begs the question, why are we not doing more to combat the reason the terrorists are trying to kill us in the first place? I mean, don't get me wrong - I don't believe the so-called 'terrorists' are justified in their activities. However, I do see that it may be easy for those people to find fault with our foreign policies and arrogance as a country - I sometimes wonder if we could be a bit more diplomatic in the way we handle things.

Well, I don't even know what to say other than this is unbelievable. So much for equality.