Sanctions Warranted Against Rep. Omar – OpEd
I
am contacting House Ethics Committee chairman Rep. Ted Deutch (D) and
Ranking Member Rep. Kenny Marchant (R) asking them to lead the way in
imposing sanctions on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D).
The Somali freshman congresswoman from Minnesota has violated Rule
XXIII, Section 1, of the Code of Official Conduct, which says, “A
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect
creditably on the House.”
Rep. Omar violated this stricture when she tweeted the following
unsubstantiated accusation against the Covington Catholic High School
students.
“The boys were protesting a woman’s right to choose & yelled ‘it’s
not rape if you enjoy it’—They were taunting 5 Black men before they
surrounded [Nathan] Phillips and led racist chants—Sandmann’s family
hired a right wing PR firm to write his non-apology.”
She has since taken down this vile tweet. The boys from Covington
Catholic did not engage in racist rhetoric, never taunted the black
activists and, most importantly, did not yell “it’s not rape if you
enjoy it.” Rep. Deutch and Rep. Marchant should demand to see Rep.
Omar’s evidence. If she had it, she would have released it by now and
would not have taken down her lying tweet.
Rep. Omar has libeled these students and in doing so has promoted
anti-Catholicism. She is supposed to act “creditably,” and not just in
the House chamber, but “at all times.” Thus does she warrant sanctions.
I am not asking for censure. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer rejected a
plea last week for censuring Rep. Steve King, fearing an onslaught of
complaints that have free speech implications. Instead, he moved it to
the Ethics Committee. That being the case, the Ethics Committee should
now treat Rep. Omar the way they are Rep. King. The two of them have
disgraced the House.
Contact Josh Rogin, chief of staff for Rep. Deutch: [email protected]
We are in danger because Nancy Pelosi has appointed Rep Omar to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This Israel-hating Muslim should not have access to our security information. Thank you Josh Rogin for having the courage for doing what the Ethics Committee should have done. By the way, why is she allowed to wear the Islamic garb in our Congress? Wake up America before it is too late.