Flying Imams: The Sequel

Powerline ^ | 1/28/07 | John Hinderaker

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

We have written repeatedly about the strange case of the six flying imams, who, following an imams' convention, were kicked off a flight originating in Minneapolis for what appeared to be deliberately provocative behavior. We have speculated that the event may have been a set-up designed as the predicate for anti-racial profiling legislation in Congress. The latest news from the Associated Press is consistent with that speculation:

The repercussions of an airline's decision to remove a group of imams from a commercial flight in Minneapolis could be heard in Congress this year, with civil rights groups pushing Democratic lawmakers to ban racial profiling. The incident happened in November, made national news and reinvigorated an old proposal that got little attention from the GOP.

Now, a champion of the legislation, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction on the issue. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., who sponsored legislation to ban racial profiling in the last Congress, now chairs the Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution.

No bill has been introduced so far, but Feingold made it clear the issue will be a priority for him.

Another reminder, were it needed, that elections have consequences.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Well, of course, there was a method to their madness...

[kinoxi]

Ah yes, the muslim 'race'. Whatever that's supposed to be.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

And, of course, that moron Feingold swallowed the hook.

[IronJack]

an airline's decision to remove a group of imams from a commercial flight

Better to have removed the group of imams from the plane ... of existence.

[Nam Vet]

Feingold acts as if he has the I.Q. of a turnip.

Nam Vet

[kinoxi]

Considering the mental illness of islamic belief comes in all shades of skin color, this would merely grant extra protection to those who profess it.

[samtheman]

Better to have removed the group of imams from the plane ... of existence.

good one

[I see my hands]

All Muslims out.

[Lecie]

What's this bill going to be called "The You Pays Your Money You Takes Your Chances Act of 2007"? If this is how things are going to proceed then we need to dismantle the security checks at all the airports. Let the passengers and those seeing them off on their journeys just whiz thru like they did before 9-11. PS..Do people now understand that elections have consequences?

[Gritty]

[concentric circles]

This would be an empty effort by the democrats. The actions taken by the airline were based on behavior, not on ethnic or religious grounds. The same could be said of any effective terror prevention screening.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

You got that right.....

[Dominic Harr]

Feingold acts as if he has the I.Q. of a turnip.

He's not acting . . . :-)

[sgtbono2002]

The Muslims play these idiot democrats like a cheap fiddle.

[sgtbono2002]

Thats an insult to turnips.

[TET1968]

RE : Find Gold.
From now on whenever A Democrat "Viet Nam War Vet" or "Vietnam War Hero" is quoted on this site, could we at least identify the country he fought for and if it was the USA, confirm he was never accused of fragging an officer?

[Dominic Harr]

Thats an insult to turnips.

Ha!

[gcruse]

"elections have consequences"

[ml/nj]

Another reminder, were it needed, that elections have consequences.

So does ignoring the folks who voted for you in past elections.

ML/NJ

[knews_hound]

Did someone say Flying Imans?

Cheers,

knewshound