The topic of discussion for this
Constitution Monday goes back to the beginning days of the United States of
America. The Declaration of Independence outlined clearly what the American
colonists wanted in their new country: “We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness.”
After fighting for independence for
eight years, wise men raised up by God created the new government with the U.S.
Constitution and its Bill of Rights. The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights
states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; …”
Embedded within these two founding
documents are two principles that are being overlooked today. The first is that
all human beings are created equal and given rights that cannot be taken away,
including life, liberty, and the right to own property. The second principle is
that the government will not respect an establishment of religion or prohibit
anyone from exercising their religious freedom.
Yet, there are members of Congress
who seek to take these rights away from certain groups of people while allowing
other groups to do and say whatever they choose. I am writing specifically
about the hateful anti-Semitism of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and the support she
receives from the Democrat Party, particularly the progressives and the Black
Caucus.
Omar, 37, was born in Mogadishu and lived her first years in Somalia. Her mother died when she was two years
old, and she was reared by her father and grandfather. She fled with her family
when civil war in Somali broke out in 1991, and they lived in a refugee camp in
Kenya for four years. Her family was resettled in the United States in 1995,
first in Virginia and then in Minnesota. She attended school in Minnesota and
graduated from North Dakota State University with a bachelor’s degree in
political science and international studies in 2011. She is a naturalized
citizen. She was elected in 2016 to serve in the Minnesota House of
Representatives. In November 2018 she was elected as the first Somali American
to the U.S. Congress. She was sworn into office on a copy of the Quran and is
the first woman to wear a hijab on the House floor. She identifies as a
Democratic Socialist, is the Congressional Progressive Caucus whip, and serves
on the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Education and Labor, and on
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Omar is also guilty of anti-Semitism
and is decidedly against support for Israel. She supports the boycott Israel
movement. She made some anti-Semitic comments about a month ago, gave a weak
apology, and then doubled down on them. Apparently unable to help herself, she
made more anti-Semitic comments, which were threatened with a House rebuke. The
Democrat Party leaders backed down on the rebuke.
It seems that the Jews, the chosen
people of God, are coming under greater threat these days. Having an anti-Jew
Muslim on the powerful Committee on Foreign Affairs does not bode well for the
Jews who are threatened by both the far-Left and the far-Right elements.
Omar in particular and the Democrat
Party in general do not appear to like Jews in spite of the fact that Jews
overwhelmingly support the Democrat Party. The Jews are somewhat like Blacks in
that they continue to support a party that cares nothing about them. Maybe the
latest action will convince them that Democrats do not support Jews or Israel.
Maybe there will be an exit of Jews from the Democrat Party just as there is an
exit of Blacks.
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