Democrats Want to Change a 181-Year-Old Rule to Allow Religious Headwear in the House
As they prepare to welcome two newly-elected Muslim women into the 116th Congress, Democrats have proposed a clarification to a 181-year-old rule banning representatives from wearing hats on the House floor.
If approved, the new rules would allow lawmakers to wear religious headwear, like hijabs and kippahs, once Democrats take control of the chamber in January.
Representative-elect Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress, wears a headscarf. She was born in Somalia and came to the United States as a refugee.
The proposed rule was co-authored by current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, ranking Democrat on the Rules Committee Rep. Jim McGovern and Omar. It comes as part of the Democrats new House rules proposal package. The drafted changes promise to ensure religious expression, by clarify[ing] in the rules that religious headwear is permitted to be worn in the House chamber.
The current rules, which were implemented in 1837, decree that every member shall remain uncovered during the sessions of the House. Those rules could be interpreted to disallow Omar from using the head covering she wears as part of her faith.
The rule change comes as part of Democrats broader promise to restore inclusion and diversity in the House. Alongside the clarification on head coverings, Democrats have also proposed to change House rules to explicitly ban LGBTQ+ discrimination and to create an independent office to promote diversity among House staff hires.
You see! This is what happens when non-born citizens get into politics in the United States of America!
This woman could have just as easily went back to Somalia and ran for office but instead she is now trying to change a rule that has been in effect for 181 years!
If this woman was allowed to wear her head scarf on the house floor it would be unfair to anyone else who wanted to wear a ball cap, or stetson! Same goes for decretive women hats and such!
The rules are quite clear! NO COVERING OF THE HEAD ON THE HOUSE FLOOR!
Giving anyone a pass on this rule on religious grounds would be a violation of the separation of church and state as special concessions above and beyond the traditional decorum on the house floor is not being equally enforced!
Making a big deal out of this means this person is putting their religious beliefs before that of her duty to appear and conform to the decorum of the office! There are rules in place to prevent people from wearing hats, and a head scarf is in essence a part of that category!
What does everyone else think? I think she is unfit for service on conflicting religious grounds!
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If you take a mans bread away one slice at a time, he will just grumble. Try to take the whole loaf and he will attack. This is the one slice at a time method right here.
This is an example of shit that just doesn't matter. I'm not one for people wearing their religion in a secular place, but the banning of headwear completely seems a little dumb because there may well be a member of Congress for example undergoing chemotherapy and is unhappy with their appearance due to hair loss. I'm thinking the banning of headwear is an example of too much government regulation - you guys with me?
I am with you on there is too much govt regulation, that's the "independent" part of us.
As far as the rule? Leave it in place. Been there almost 2 centuries. Anyone with chemo hair or something can go for a "variance" and get cleared to wear whatever. I spose :)
With all the alleged terrorist activity being promoted now-days, the rule is more important than ever, in identifying an individual.
If someone is recovering from chemo-therapy, they should be at home...
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It would seem a Michigan Judge just declared that the Federal FGM law is not enforceable in the State of Michigan, thus it is okay to have your daughters clit cut off here in Michigan! And you can have it done whilst smoking a joint!
This is what happens when you get too high a concentration of immigrants within a certain area who have no plans to assimilate. Pretty soon they want to change our welcoming system that brought them here to the craziness they left!
I worry that the most recent legalization of marijuana in many states, recently including Michigan, that runs in opposition of Federal Law is going to result in a lot of Federal Protections being selectively enforced.
I dont have any daughters but I feel bad for any woman that had her clit cut off at a young age because her father wanted to sell her for a mule or a camel. It bothers me my tax dollars may have contributed to such an atrocity! How about you guys? What say you?
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Always going to be a problem when religious laws conflict with a countries local laws...
The Muslims essentially do what they do to their women ( eg the clitoris surgery & full-face coverage ) so as to not become the initiators in sexual conduct.
Also, when moving-in to a new country, no-one wants to spent any time with you, simply because they're too busy with their own lives, & chances are the immigrant won't speak English too well. So there are distances here...
Things are slow to change, but the bottom line until change perhaps comes is "Put-up, or move-out".
I migrant once they've established themselves as a citizen, have also sworn to uphold the laws of the country, & there-fore are accountable for their actions once these laws are broken.
IMO, Muslims should be kissing local people's asses for their new found freedoms & liberties, not the other way around.
All things considered, most Muslims I've met seem OK people.
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I do not feel anyone should be kissing anyones ass, unless they are working an angle that is advantageous to their plight.
I probably deal with more Muslim, Hindu and other religions than anyone in here on literally a daily basis due to my close proximity to Dearborn and Canton. In my work it really does not matter what the race or religion of the customer because what they bring me is a machine that needs repair. I do not think I have met a Muslim or Hindu, or anyone else for that matter who is as cheap as I am, but I guess that is just a personal opinion. lol
Perhaps some consider talk about cutting off the female clit to be taboo, but I am stuck reading the headlines and articles the media pumps out so there is nothing taboo about this subject. I am shocked that PowerStroker hasnt shown up to mention that circumcision is a form of genital mutilation that is acceptable in this country, but such a procedure is more a sanitary one than anything. It is also done at birth, as to limit the pain and or mental trauma. From what I understand of the female genital mutilation is that its done purely to remove any pleasure from the act of procreating, plus it is done at a time when the kid is older, as to also inflict a form of lasting mental torture. Just does not seem American to me...
I do not feel discussing these issues in any way insults anyones religion, and America is the most tolerant of ALL nations when it comes to religion - but to a point.
So in other words, take your head gear off on the house floor and quit cutting off little girls clits! Is that too much to ask?
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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) Five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final price in a heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan that went viral after the auction was pointed out on Facebook. It is the largest dowry ever paid in the civil war-torn country, the government said.
Should it be happening in our own back-yards, breaking our laws, then it's our business.
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Never said it was or it was not... just posted a link to make the point that a lot of these women and lots others like her are tomorrows refugees seeking asylum.
500 cows and two luxury cars, plus 10k cash and some other odds and ends for a sex slave is pretty cheap, no? Here in America men lose much more than that in a divorce! That is a freedom this woman will not have.. They claim the guy who bought her is three times her age, so perhaps the guy needs a young fertile box to breed himself some more kids? Who is this guy? Mic Jagger? LOL - Not my problem but it will be when women like her start showing up in the USA as a refugee and run for congress looking to make such a practice legal here. Exceptions for wearing head scarfs on the house floor, exceptions for female genital mutilation, and soon to be exceptions for arranged marriages.
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Never said it was or it was not... just posted a link to make the point that a lot of these women and lots others like her are tomorrows refugees seeking asylum.
1.500 cows and two luxury cars, plus 10k cash and some other odds and ends for a sex slave is pretty cheap, no?
2.Here in America, men lose much more than that in a divorce! That is a freedom this woman will not have..
3.They claim the guy who bought her is three times her age, so perhaps the guy needs a young fertile box to breed himself some more kids?
4.Who is this guy? Mic Jagger? LOL -
5.Not my problem, but it will be when women like her start showing up in the USA as a refugee, and then run for congress, looking to make such a practice legal here.
6.Exceptions for wearing head scarfs on the house floor, exceptions for female genital mutilation, and soon to be exceptions for arranged marriages.
Hmmm...
R1. It's not a sex-slave, it's a wife ! And this is perfectly normal practice in a Muslim society.
R2. Men in most western countries are in the same boat, up-shyte-creek-without-a-paddle...As for her freedoms & liberties, they need only apply to her country of origin.
R3. It's often a normal practice in these Muslim countries, & 9.99/10 times prearranged within the families.
R4. I thought it could be Stoma lol !
R5. You'll have to hope that the citizens of the US-of-A vote differently.
R6. It would seem that we are living in a world run by Muslims then...
Maybe things will get better when they run out-of-oil, & then we can stop bombing the **** out of them for it...Then they'll likely be happy to stay home, & not need asylum. This is a horribly blunt thing to say, but it's ultimately true.
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There has been rumors swirling around that this Muslim Refugee from Somalia who won the House seat in Minnesota married her brother to obtain citizenship!
Anyone have anything more on this? This is the 3rd time I have seen this mentioned!
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"Only an alert & knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial & military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods & goals, so that security & liberty may prosper together". Dwight D.Eisenhower.
"Only an alert & knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial & military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods & goals, so that security & liberty may prosper together". Dwight D.Eisenhower.