Wilders will push for 1st Amendment freedoms if elected
...He was speaking at the House of Lords in the UK and there were still some who were uneasy about granting him freedom of speech. A Home office spokesmand said, "The Government continues to oppose extremism in all its forms and retains the right to refuse foreign nationals, including European Union citizens, access to the UK if we believe they represent a threat to security or our society...." The Labor government can come across as up tights twits some times. Muslims need to get used to hearing criticism, and the government should not shield them from it.The 46-year-old Freedom Party leader said: "Islamism and democracy are incompatible.
"The more Islamism we have, the more freedom we will lose and this is something worth fighting for."
He also called for an end to immigration to Europe from Islamic countries but said Muslims who agreed to obey the law of the land would be welcome to stay.
He said: "To Muslims who do stay, I would say 'Follow our laws and you are welcome to stay'."
And he pledged that, if elected Dutch Prime Minister, he would seek to introduce a "first amendment" guaranteeing freedom of speech.
"The right of freedom of speech is especially to listen to someone who is saying something you don't want to hear," he said.
The Freedom Party is expected to do well in the forthcoming Dutch general election.
Last year it came second in the country's European elections and recently topped the poll in local elections in the city of Almere.
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