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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
It's not exactly a local issue if you consider the fact that this isn't the first time an Islamic center/mosque has been opposed by the public. This just happens to be a high-profile case.
I don't see it ever inappropriate for the President to support one of America's freedoms.
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Funny I don't see him supporting on any of the right to bear arms case, even the one in his own backyard of Chicago, IL. That was a very high profile case and his position on the right to bear arms is flip floppy at best.
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Originally Posted by dlish
what Obama should have said was..
"...as a citizen,I believe that Muslims have the same right to ..."
i personally dont think he should be speaking in the capacity of president in the case that his opinion influences any decisions.
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exactly. just like the staff's words here are heard not as members of the community but as staff, his are heard as President unless he prefaces it as in your quote.
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