After first telling us that there would be no resolution regarding anti-Semitism, the House Democrats rushed out a resolution today and voted on it. The resolution condemns hatred in some rather general terms that tries to mention every type of bigotry the Dems could think of. As I read the text of the resolution, I kept expecting to see a denunciation of the anti-Roman sentiments expressed by the barbarians who sacked Rome in the fifth century. It was a resolution that said so much that it actually said nothing. Remember, the impetus for this resolution was the list of anti-Semitic statements made by Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar. Congresswoman Omar, however, is a female, Muslim originally from Somalia, so the Democrats backed off when it came time to criticize the hatred she in particular spews on a regular basis.
Think of it this way. It is as if a court held a trial regarding a mugging and resolved it by announcing that it was against violence. The culprit was not punished. The culprit was not deterred in any way. Indeed, the culprit now knows that she can get away with this on a regular basis.
Perhaps the funniest bit of reaction to the non-resolution resolution comes from Democrats and people in the media (I know -- same thing) who are criticizing the twenty or so representatives who voted against the measure. They voted in favor of hate -- or so we are told. That's silly. They refused to vote for a measure that let Omar off the hook for her vile and hateful bigotry. The best example of this is that congressman Lee Zeldin of NY voted against the resolution. Zeldin has spent much of the last week taking Omar to task for her bigotry and hatred. His no vote was not one in favor of hatred. It was a vote for an actual resolution of the problem.
Think of it this way. It is as if a court held a trial regarding a mugging and resolved it by announcing that it was against violence. The culprit was not punished. The culprit was not deterred in any way. Indeed, the culprit now knows that she can get away with this on a regular basis.
Perhaps the funniest bit of reaction to the non-resolution resolution comes from Democrats and people in the media (I know -- same thing) who are criticizing the twenty or so representatives who voted against the measure. They voted in favor of hate -- or so we are told. That's silly. They refused to vote for a measure that let Omar off the hook for her vile and hateful bigotry. The best example of this is that congressman Lee Zeldin of NY voted against the resolution. Zeldin has spent much of the last week taking Omar to task for her bigotry and hatred. His no vote was not one in favor of hatred. It was a vote for an actual resolution of the problem.
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