Counterterrrorism Chairman Defends Calls for Mosque Surveillance: ‘Where..Threat is Coming From’

CNS ^ | December 27, 2015 | 11:03 PM EST | Patrick Goodenough

[GonzoII]

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, said Sunday mosques in the United States should be placed under surveillance regardless of the complaints of civil libertarians since "the fact is, that's where the threat is coming from."

Fox News Sunday stand-in host Doug McKelway asked the chairman of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on counterintelligence and terrorism about recent comments in favor of 24/7 monitoring of mosques.

"I can hear the cries of civil libertarians and constitutionalists right now, Congressman," McKelway said.

"Yeah, listen, they can cry all they want," King replied. "The fact is, that's where the threat is coming from. And we can say that 98, 99 percent of the Muslims in this country are good people. (I'm actually swearing in the first elected Muslim on Long Island into office, she's a good friend of mine.)

"So, this is nothing against Muslims, but the fact is that is where the threat is coming from," he continued. "And we're kidding ourselves. We have this blind political correctness which makes no sense.

King offered several examples of cases where radical sentiment aired in U.S. mosques had allegedly not been reported to law enforcement agencies.

[b4its2late]

True, but I don’t think that is happening anytime soon. Too many of them popping up all over the place and in any kind of building, though they love taking over the Catholic churches that are consolidating.

[G Larry]

Exactly, which validates the thrust of my post:

“and the rest of America is under no obligation to offer sanctuary for our enemies to conspire, stockpile arms, and plot against us.”

[SunkenCiv]

"Death to America!"