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July 20, 2007
See No Evil
and if you do, you better keep quiet about it...
Congressional Democrats today failed to include a provision in homeland security legislation that would protect the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to a terrorist attack, according to House Republican leaders.
"This is a slap in the face of good citizens who do their patriotic duty and come forward, and it caves in to radical Islamists," said Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee.
"Democrats are trying to find any technical excuse to keep immunity out of the language of the bill to protect citizens, who in good faith, report suspicious activity to police or law enforcement," Mr. King said. "I don't see how you can have a homeland security bill without protecting people who come forward to report suspicious activity."
House Republican Leader John Boehner yesterday warned Democrats of a public backlash if the "John Doe" provision is removed.
“That language was put into this bill with broad bipartisan support making it clear that having Americans protected from silly lawsuits if they notice suspicious behavior and report it is just plain common sense," Mr. Boehner said. "And why would they remove that language and I think they are asking for serious trouble if the language is in fact taken out.”
I wish someone could explain to me why the democrats are so determined to hand this country over to the islamic bastards who want to destroy America and kill us. Because that's what this amounts to. They are not even pretending anymore.
Mr. Pearce said Democrats made a choice as to "whether they are going to side with the American people or with the terrorists."
Florida Rep. Adam Putnam, chairman of the House Republican Conference, said failure to enact the provision will hold "the threat of endless litigation over the heads of the American people."
"Democrats are discouraging citizens from reporting suspicious behavior. And that, simply, leaves America vulnerable to terrorist attacks," Mr. Putnam said.
I don't know if this country can survive this congress and that scares the hell out of me.
Posted by LindaSoG at July 20, 2007 07:32 AM
Comments
How many of those democraps have law degrees? A bunch of them I bet.
Posted by: TomR at July 20, 2007 11:41 AM
We will survive these morons. Legal defense funds will have to be set up and funded to keep CAIR and other shitheads at bay. Why don't we vote these assholes out next election?
Posted by: Mark at July 20, 2007 04:44 PM
You can't get blood out of a turnip!
I won't stay quiet! So there!!! ^..^
Posted by: dcat at July 22, 2007 06:33 PM