I am a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for electrical engineering.  It seems that political correctness and homosexual lobbying are trying to make their way into my field with these proposed changes to the IEEE Code of Ethics:

• to treat fairly all persons and to not engage in acts of discrimination based on regardless of such factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin, or sexual orientation;

I’m not especially pleased about that, so I’ve sent the following to the two relevant IEEE directors:

Dear Sir and Madam:

I am writing to unequivocally oppose the proposed changes to the IEEE Code of Ethics.  As so many commenters on Proposed Changes to IEEE Code of Ethics have noted, the modified statement should simply read:

• to treat fairly all persons;

I do not lightly subscribe to codes of ethics, because I understand that in doing so I am agreeing to be bound by them.  What you are effectively doing, good intentions notwithstanding, is imposing upon your entire membership a politically expedient viewpoint.  The IEEE has some legitimate role to play in exerting external political influence on behalf of its members, but is out of line when it attempts to impose external political correctness upon them.

Furthermore, the proposed change gives not a moment’s consideration to the negative societal impact of “sexual orientation,” which few people have the courage to discuss.  The traditional family is the fundamental fabric of society, and shredding that fabric does no good to anyone.  If the IEEE wishes to take a stand on some position, let it do so on the basis of unbiased studies, and not political expediency.

As a heterosexual—and how have we come to the point of defining ourselves by our sexuality anyhow?—who has worked and done business with homosexuals, it should be sufficient that I treat all people with dignity and respect.  But I am also aware of the negative consequences of homosexuality, and I refuse to pretend they do not exist, or to offer my support to something that is in fact detrimental.

To the extent that homosexuals have been treated unfairly by society or religion, I offer my sincere apologies.  But I will not endorse their lifestyle nor support efforts through the IEEE to endorse them.

Regards,

Neil Steiner
IEEE Senior Member

It is relevant to note that as of 2002, homosexuals composed around 2-3% (Family Research Report) or 3-8% (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) of the US population (Gallup), and not the 20-25% that most people assume.  It is also worth noting that homosexuals are collectively an amazingly talented and artistic group of people.

Mrs. Obama, I believe you are owed a deep apology for the rude and disparaging ways that my fellow conservatives sometimes speak about you.  Though I may fervently disagree with your husband’s policies and even some of your own policies, my objections are constitutional and ideological rather than personal in nature.

Every person deserves to be treated with love and respect.  That is true regardless of differences and disagreements, regardless of societal status or position, and that certainly extends to you.  I do not claim to be perfect in that respect—goodness knows I’ve made a few exceptions—but it grieves me to see you blatantly disrespected in blogs and comments, and I positively will not condone it.

So ma’am, please accept my sincere apologies.  You deserve much better than that.

I have few enemies, but the Muslim Brotherhood is at the top of my list, and the part of it that I most fervently despise is CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations, a despicable organization clothed in a religious-cultural cloak.

According to CAIR founder Omar Ahmad:

“Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.” [link]

Contrast that to the benign lovey-dovey statement on their website:

“CAIR’s vision is to be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding.”

My quarrel is not with arabs, nor with muslims per se.  I have known and worked with truly wonderful arabs, and with truly wonderful muslims.  But the Muslim Brotherhood is a different beast.  Its stated aims are the assimilation of the United States under the rule of Sharia law, the destruction Israel and the Jewish people, and the establishment of a global caliphate.  The “Religion of Peace” is not what its PR job makes it out to be.  Its world is divided into Dar al-Islam (house of Islam or peace), where Sharia law dominates, and Dar al-Harb (house of war), where it does not.

These statements are true, and I say them not to frighten or provoke, but merely to shine the light and expose the subterfuge we are under.  Our government and media are complicit in this for faithfully propping up the abomination that is political correctness.  Christianity is suppressed at every turn, but muslims are honored and granted special favor.  And the Muslim Brotherhood is the Trojan horse that has been welcomed with open arms into the highest places in our government.

In the case of the media, this complicity constitutes gross incompetence and violation of the people’s trust. In the case of the Government, it rises to the level of criminal negligence and outright treason.  The facts are there, abundantly documented through expert witness and in federal court documents, but this Administration refuses to acknowledge it.  I will repeat as many times as necessary:  Sharia law is entirely incompatible with the United States Constitution, and the Constitution is the supreme law of our land.

When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks of destroying the Jews, he isn’t using hyperbole.  No.  He is telling the world exactly what his plan is.  We’re just too “civilized” to believe that he could be telling the truth:  The man who denies the last Holocaust is somehow dead set on creating the next one.  Doesn’t that mess with his head?  Most of us do not feel the compelling need to exterminate an entire people group.

Forsaking all courtesy that I would normally extend to a foreign head of state, I have to call him what he is:  A demonized raving madman, no less than Hitler.  I contrast that with the handful of truly wonderful and gifted Iranians I’ve had the pleasure of working with.  And, oh my gosh, what a beautiful country!  I am eager to see the Iranian people free, and some day when our countries are no longer at odds with each other, I would love to visit their land.

Free stuff:  More than Dreams DVD to whoever is interested.  One of the five segments is in Farsi.  Contact my neil.steiner address at vt.edu.

The Supreme Court issued two really bad opinions today, both of them intimately linked to marriage.  Both of these rulings overturn laws supported by a clear majority of voters.  The Court, it seems, has lost its moral compass, and its realization that the Government is answerable to the People.  The blind are now trying to tell the rest of the country what to do.

Family is the very fabric of our society, and marriage is what holds families together.  This is equivalent to the root system of plants and trees holding the soil together and preventing erosion.  The family has been under attack for a long time now, and the already severe erosion of society is in danger of accelerating thanks to these rulings.  This is what happens when one is morally adrift in the sea of bad ideologies.

So let me step up and say that marriage between a man and a woman is an amazing miraculous institution that long predates the Court and that will remain long after the Court is gone.  Hey SCOTUS: Epic Fail today.  Would you seriously look our Founding Fathers in the eye and tell them that the defense of monogamous heterosexual marriage is unconstitutional?  What will you do when you are asked to give account for your actions, and how will you answer for your crimes when it becomes clear that you have done more harm to our Nation than our foreign enemies possibly could?

And let’s clear up a misconception about the Supreme Court:  People these days seem to believe that the Court is the supreme and final authority in our Nation.  Not so.  It is merely the Supreme Court of the United States, and it holds no power over the Executive or Legislative branches.  This is a factually true statement and there is abundant historical precedent for other branches of the Government ignoring Supreme Court rulings.

I’m well aware that Supreme Justices are appointed, not elected, but those who appoint them are elected.  That’s why we need to elect people who do have a functional moral compass.  But that’s alright:  I’ve chosen my side, and I’ll stand my ground, come what may.  One day America will be free again.  If we’re under so much attack, it’s only because we have so much potential for good.

Free offer to the first taker:  I have a 10-DVD set entitled the American Heritage Series, in search of a worthy home.  I’ve given out nearly 30 copies already, and this is my last one.  Shrink-wrapped.  Legit.  Contact neil.steiner at my vt.edu address.