A national disgrace.Byline: The Register-Guard Here are five reasons why Rep. Virgil Goode Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. (surname rhymes with mood, not would), born October 17, 1946, is an American politician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. of Virginia should be certified as too dumb to deserve re-election: No. 1 - He wrote this in a letter to his constituents: "When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; using the Koran in any way. The Muslim Representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that district and if American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran." No. 2 - Right after he wrote the above, he said this: "I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, and to prevent our resources from being swamped." (Our italics, pathetic irony intended.) No. 3 - After it was clear that he had stepped in it up to his eyeballs, and with mortified mor·ti·fy v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies v.tr. 1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate. 2. fellow Republicans praying he would apologize, Goode said this: "I do not apologize and I do not retract TO RETRACT. To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted. 2. This the party making it has a right to do is long as it has not been accepted; for no principle of law or equity can, under these circumstances, require him to persevere in it. my letter. The letter stands for itself and I support the letter." No. 4 - Rep.-elect Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the inspiration for Goode's Muslim-bashing, anti-immigrant rant, is not an immigrant. He was born in Detroit, converted to Islam in college and is the first Muslim elected to Congress. He asked to use the Quran during a ceremonial swearing in ceremony. Religious texts aren't used for the official swearing in. Members simply raise their right hands and recite an oath. No. 5 - Goode's dim-witted adj. 1. mentally retarded; relatively slow in mental function. Adj. 1. dim-witted - lacking mental capacity and subtlety simple-minded, simple position is unconstitutional. Article VI of the Constitution states "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Any questions, Virginians? |
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