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disneydream06I refuse to sign a loyalty oath for this idiot.
Peter King - The New McCarthy?
posted by: Robin Marty
New York Representative Peter King has made it clear that tracking an alleged creeping sharia threat is his number one priority in Congress. In the wake of his investigation into "Muslim Extremists" in the United States, civil rights advocates and others are becoming concerned that he is ushering a new era of witch-hunts unseen since the days of the 50's anti-communist agendas.
Via Politico:
A band of civil-rights, community and faith groups called Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) a modern-day Joe McCarthy in a letter to House leaders, for his plans to single out Muslims during hearings later this month on extremism which will examine the "radicalization of Islam."
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the group Muslim Advocates, along with 50 groups that co-signed, demanded that King, the chair of the House Homeland Security committee, tone down his rhetoric and hold "fair and objective" investigations that examine "all forms of violence motivated by extremist beliefs."
"Singling out a group of Americans for government scrutiny based on their faith is divisive and wrong," the groups wrote in the letter. "These hearings will almost certainly increase widespread suspicion and mistrust of the American Muslim community and stoke anti-Muslim sentiment."
If King zeroes in on Muslims, group leaders said in the letter dated Tuesday, he'd be following in the footsteps of figures like former Sen. Joe McCarthy.
"That dark chapter in our history taught us that Congress has a solemn duty to wield its investigatory power responsibly," the letter states.
But there may not be a lot of other congresspeople willing to stop King once he gets started. After all, it wasn't so long ago that another congressman named King -- this time Steve King from Iowa, said McCarthyism really wasn't that bad of an idea after all.
Peter King - The New McCarthy?
posted by: Robin Marty
New York Representative Peter King has made it clear that tracking an alleged creeping sharia threat is his number one priority in Congress. In the wake of his investigation into "Muslim Extremists" in the United States, civil rights advocates and others are becoming concerned that he is ushering a new era of witch-hunts unseen since the days of the 50's anti-communist agendas.
Via Politico:
A band of civil-rights, community and faith groups called Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) a modern-day Joe McCarthy in a letter to House leaders, for his plans to single out Muslims during hearings later this month on extremism which will examine the "radicalization of Islam."
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the group Muslim Advocates, along with 50 groups that co-signed, demanded that King, the chair of the House Homeland Security committee, tone down his rhetoric and hold "fair and objective" investigations that examine "all forms of violence motivated by extremist beliefs."
"Singling out a group of Americans for government scrutiny based on their faith is divisive and wrong," the groups wrote in the letter. "These hearings will almost certainly increase widespread suspicion and mistrust of the American Muslim community and stoke anti-Muslim sentiment."
If King zeroes in on Muslims, group leaders said in the letter dated Tuesday, he'd be following in the footsteps of figures like former Sen. Joe McCarthy.
"That dark chapter in our history taught us that Congress has a solemn duty to wield its investigatory power responsibly," the letter states.
But there may not be a lot of other congresspeople willing to stop King once he gets started. After all, it wasn't so long ago that another congressman named King -- this time Steve King from Iowa, said McCarthyism really wasn't that bad of an idea after all.
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Date: 2011-02-04 04:01 pm (UTC)Folks of her this ilk would love to have history re-written to suit their ideologies.
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Date: 2011-02-05 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-05 11:18 pm (UTC)I would still like to hear the Muslim Community take a stronger stand against what the more radical extremist elements are doing to the religion. Their silence is unnerving...
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Date: 2011-02-06 02:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-06 07:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-06 02:47 pm (UTC)