We absolutely condemn the assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and all the unwarranted furor that may have led to it.  If anything, the Salman Taseer murder shows the importance of having a public and respectful debate about the Pakistan blasphemy Laws.  Along with the murder of the governor, there is the killing of any hope that this particular debate would have led to a mature revision of the law to include safeguards against its abuse and procedural hurdles to disable its use as a tool of political or financial vendetta.