The Hill, a newspaper that reports on Congress, said yesterday that 41 Republicans in the House on Tuesday voted “present” on a resolution to recognize the commencement of the Muslim holiday Ramadan. No one voted “no” and 14 members were not present.
The resolution recognized ?the Islamic faith as one of the great
religions of the world,? rejected ?hatred, bigotry and violence
directed against Muslims, both in the United States and worldwide? and
?[commended] Muslims in the United States and across the globe who have
privately and publicly rejected interpretations and movements of Islam
that justify and encourage hatred, violence and terror.?Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) dismissed the resolution as political correctness gone too far.
?This
resolution is an example of the degree to which political correctness
has captured the political and media elite in this country,? Tancredo
said. ?I am not opposed to commending any religion for their faith. The
problem is that any attempt to do so for Jews or Christians is
immediately condemned as ?breaching? the non-existent line between
church and state by the same elite.?
Rep. Robin Hayes (8th District) was the only North Carolina Republican to vote present.
Oh, and only a single Democrat voted with the “present” Republicans: Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina’s 7th District.
