Democrat Announces Alternate Hearings On U.S. Muslims

[NJMaverick]

Quote:WASHINGTON (RNS) Barely two weeks after House Republicans held hearings on the threat posed by radicalized American Muslims, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat announced his own hearings on threats to American Muslims' civil rights.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., made no mention of the March 10 hearings by the House Homeland Security Committee that reduced the first Muslim elected to Congress to tears.

Instead, Durbin cited a spike "in anti-Muslim bigotry," including the burning of Qurans and an increase in hate crimes and hate speech toward Muslims. Durbin will convene the hearings on March 29 as chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights.

"During the course of our history, many religions have faced intolerance," said Durbin, the assistant Senate majority leader, in announcing the hearings on Tuesday (March 22).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/23...39787.html

[azmouse]

I certainly hope the media will pay attention to this... although I have my doubts.

[jaxx]

Good for Durbin. I think he is 100% right to do this and counter the pubs hate fest. I'd like to see the senate do this more often....when the pubs get nasty, give it right back to them in human rights terms.

[Julie]

I like Dick Durbin, always have. He's great at sticking it to the R's. Plus he's a solid Progressive.

Julie

[Cha]

(03-24-2011 06:30 AM)NJMaverick Wrote:  

Quote:WASHINGTON (RNS) Barely two weeks after House Republicans held hearings on the threat posed by radicalized American Muslims, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat announced his own hearings on threats to American Muslims' civil rights.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., made no mention of the March 10 hearings by the House Homeland Security Committee that reduced the first Muslim elected to Congress to tears.

Instead, Durbin cited a spike "in anti-Muslim bigotry," including the burning of Qurans and an increase in hate crimes and hate speech toward Muslims. Durbin will convene the hearings on March 29 as chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights.

"During the course of our history, many religions have faced intolerance," said Durbin, the assistant Senate majority leader, in announcing the hearings on Tuesday (March 22).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/23...39787.html

Excellent! Bravo, Senator Durbin!

[Willinois]

Durbin is always giving me new reasons to appreciate how awesome he is.