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If politicians don’t care, vote them out
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Aug. 26, 2010 12:20 am
New York City has more than 100 mosques. Why is the one they want to build now near ground zero so important? I wonder if I wanted to build a Free Methodist church in this location, what would happen.
But because we don't want to step on the Muslims' toes, the city wants this mosque to go up. If they need a new one, that's fine, but not within two blocks of where 9/11 was. And for President Barack Obama to support this mosque is a slam in my face.
What really irks me is that over half of the American people are against building this mosque at this location, but our politicians don't care what we say.
We need changes, people! Come November, do the right thing and vote every incumbent out of office.
Don Taylor
Cedar Rapids
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