i agree with liz

This makes ME livid.

The groups, including the American Academy of Religion, the largest American organization of scholars of religion, say Mr. Ramadan has never expressed support for terrorism, and they argue that the Patriot Act clause has been applied to stifle political and academic debate in the United States.

this is what happens when you elect an illiterate president.

and education going downhill because instead of teaching our students to THINK (which is of ultimate importance) we instead have to make sure they get THE RIGHT ANSWERS on the standardized tests or else our schools get blacklisted (oh oops, i believe it's called "the watch list").

it seems like they (those who desire to stifle political and academic debate) really do want to run this COUNTRY like a plantation (in other words, please don't misinterpret, DISSENT IS SQUASHED).