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Recorded Sept 23, 2014 and now more relevant than ever. Drs. Jasser and Goldberg debate the nature of Islam in a serious Lincoln-Douglas-style debate. Is Islam just the third of the three great Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), or is it fundamentally different than its two predecessors? Does Islam need reform, and practically speaking, can it ever be reformed and still be Islam? Dr. Carl Goldberg became seriously interested in Islam after 9/11’s hijackers were reported to have quoted the Koran for justification. What God could justify such an act of murdering 3000 innocent Americans? He studied the Koran and other sacred Muslim texts as well as acknowledged experts on Islam. He has made it his duty to educate America on the impact of the jihad against the Western world, and all non-Muslims. For more on Dr Jasser, see this link: https://aifdemocracy.org/ AIFD addresses the root cause of Islamist radicalization. Under Dr Jasser, AIFD passionately focuses on the integration of immigrant Muslim communities into the idea of Americanism, universal human rights and the reason secular liberal democracy protects individual freedoms.

States in Convention 6.2 - Through short video vignettes, here's an example of states meeting in serious, orderly deliberation -- no "runaway". This is just one of many state gatherings in US history. Not one ever "ran away". One such good-faith gathering in 1861 nearly averted the Civil War. Sadly, the paralyzing fear of a 'runaway' has been blocking Americans' use of the Constitution's own Article V Clause 2, which grants our state legislatures the power to amend our Constitution without the permission or approval of Congress, POTUS, or SCOTUS. The Framers, especially James Madison and George Mason, intended Article V to be used in case our federal government itself ever "ran away" with its powers. For example, does $34 Trillion in operating-budget debt qualify as "runaway" borrowing? Put "Convention of States" in your favorite search engine to read more about the pros and cons of state conventions to solve problems *without* federal intervention or control. And check out the book "Liberty Amendments" by Mark Levin for a full discussion of Article V. For more examples of state conventions, see also the book "Conventions That Made America: A Brief History Of Consensus Building" by Mike Kapic.