Traitors like this insult millions of New Americans
Is it because they are born into this blessing that they take it for granted?:
A fellow Army doctor who studied with Hasan, Val Finell, told ABC News, “We would frequently say he was a Muslim first and an American second. And that came out in just about everything he did at the University.
Finell said he and other Army doctors complained to superiors about Hasan’s statements.
“And we questioned how somebody could take an oath of office…be an officer in the military and swear allegiance to the constitution and to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic and have that type of conflict,” Finell told ABC News.
A Muslim first and American second? There are millions of people like me in this country who weren’t born American—but who were lucky enough to get here, and who, when they were finally eligible, decided to American first and nothing else (at least if they weren’t filthy liars when they swore “I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen,” and if they were lying, then by that fact alone they are not American citizens). Any natural-born American harboring such sentiments is spitting on the face of every new American. Any natural-born American putting their religion or any other country before this country (mind you, there is a slight distinction between the government and the country—you can love the country while hating what the government does, as long as you remain loyal opposition) doesn’t deserve to be eligible for presidency—which new Americans, no matter how distinguished and loyal they are, cannot be.
If it hadn’t been for the Constitution, the only punishment befitting traitors and criminals like Hasan would be to strip his American citizenship and deport him to one of those sandy deserts that he loves so much. But, Constitution not having given any governmental institution the power to strip someone of his citizenship, we would have to settle for death row. It is too lenient for him, but the Constitution only has limits on cruel punishments, not leniency.
Update: ‘couldn’t be said better. Those who defend Hasan not only insult today’s living New Americans but also spit on the graves of the patriots of last century who have made sacrifices we couldn’t even fathom. You are an American in name only (if that at all) if you can bring yourself to defend Hasan on such grounds.