The Futility of Apology

FrontPage Magazine

• The violence in Cairo and Libya happened on the anniversary of 9/11, and was clearly intended to demonstrate approval of those attacks, with the rioters in Cairo chanting, “We are all Osama!”
• The embassy in Cairo said it condemned “the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims,” and exhibited a profound ignorance of the First Amendment by adding, “We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others.”
• Worse yet, it validated the blasphemy laws of Islamic shari’a
• the statement threatened, going on to demand that “assaults on the sanctities of all heavenly religions” be criminalized.

That's what's wrong with the Embassy's statement.  It validated blasphemy laws of Islamic sharia--- which contradicts our Bill of Rights.  Which in turn led to the demand for criminalization which would positively violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment.  We didn't establish our Constitution in order to enforce sharia upon all US citizens.

Romney was absolutely right to condemn the statement made by the Embassy in Egypt.