1) It's going against the law in the sense that the Consititution allows people freedom of religion. These people, in a matter of speaking, are willing to suspend a law in the Constitution (i.e. the right of religion) in order to have the mosque not built. Only the executive branch can perform such an action, but only in a time of absolute peril.
2) Acceptance isn't exactly saying "I love you" either. You can accept something and still disagree with it, dislike it, or flat-out hate it. Al Gore accepted that he lost the election. Didn't mean he didn't like it. It's also like how many KKK members accept the 14th Amendment, despite the fact they strongly disagree with it.
Great,
will you accept me saying "in the name of Jesus" during a graduation ceremony?
will you accept me wearing an American flag shirt to school on cinco de mayo?
will you accept me saying that Sodomy is wrong and the Bible condemns it?
will you accept Pastor Terry burning Korans?
I'm past "should the government let them build the mosque." I was past it day numero uno. Of course the government
should "let" them build it.
Should they build it??? NO
The irony of the whole thing is that they claim to be "peace loving," "moderate" Muslims yet don't want to give the 9/11 victims any peace by having the decency to move their mosque elsewhere.