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Muslim Democrat: Cruz’s neighborhood patrols ‘scapegoat’ Islamic communities
The Hill ^ | March 23, 2016 | Mark Hensch

Posted on 03/23/2016 8:49:48 PM PDT by jazusamo

Video at link.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Wednesday blasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for suggesting police escalate their surveillance of America’s Muslim communities.

“It’s bad policing,” he told host Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s “All In." "It doesn’t help us get safer. It does undermine the rights of U.S. citizens and residents.

“We’re not going to let go of our American value system just because Ted Cruz is scared and doesn’t actually want to do the hard work of actually making America safe and would rather just scapegoat a religious minority.”

Ellison, who practices Islam, said his experiences living in Minnesota’s Muslim neighborhoods disprove Cruz’s suggestion they may hide future jihadists.

“I’m from Minnesota [and] I’m a few blocks away from where he might be talking about in terms of Muslim neighborhoods,” he said of Cruz, a GOP presidential candidate.

“I can tell you — this neighborhood is full of excellent, hard-working and patriotic people who love this country and make it better all the time. I’m offended for them, I’m offended with them.”

Ellison additionally accused Cruz and Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump of using Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium, for scoring political capital.

“I am so broken-hearted for the people of Brussels,” said Ellison, who has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in his Democratic presidential bid. "My sympathies go out to them. It is incredibly sad that their tragedy ends up being a political football in the United States.

“People like Ted Cruz and Donald Trump try to exploit this for electoral gains. The fact is that what both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have said is reprehensible, unconstitutional, counterproductive, wrong and bad policing, as [New York Police Department Commissioner] Bill Bratton has made clear.”

At least 30 died and more than 200 others were wounded during a string of coordinated attacks across Brussels early Tuesday morning.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has since claimed responsibility, reigniting a national debate on the relationship between law enforcement and Muslim Americans.

Cruz called for increased police surveillance of Muslim American neighborhoods after the attacks, while Trump reiterated his past calls for a temporary ban on the Islamic faithful entering the U.S.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; ellison; islam; musliminvasion; terrorism; trump
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Rep. Keith Ellison should try telling his sad story about peaceful muslims to the French and Belgiums, I doubt they'd be receptive.

Trump and Cruz make suggestions to protect U.S. Citizens and this turkey has a fit, let him tell his sad story to relatives of murdered Americans at the hands of supposedly peaceful muslims here.

1 posted on 03/23/2016 8:49:48 PM PDT by jazusamo
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The Cruz campaign expanded this plan to include Christian “extremists”, so I look forward to goose-stepping Cruz supporters making sure every state is a caucus and everyone votes for open-borders CFG/CFR friendly “consistent conservatives”. You know, to prove they aren’t “radicalized” like Trump supporters who totally caused all those leftist BLM riots.


2 posted on 03/23/2016 8:56:18 PM PDT by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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And Cruz supporters accuse Trump of wanting to be a dictator?

I hope Ted walks this back. It is a bad idea.


3 posted on 03/23/2016 9:15:34 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: jazusamo

Well how ‘bout we conduct surveillance of all old folks homes and Head Start classrooms? Would that make you Muzzie folks feel any better?


4 posted on 03/23/2016 9:37:46 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a dump, sewer or "refugee" camp. It's my home.)
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To: jazusamo

islam is the enemy. All of it.


5 posted on 03/23/2016 9:37:58 PM PDT by onedoug
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“It’s bad policing”..."It does undermine the rights of U.S. citizens and residents."

Isn't that what democrat sponsored unrestricted immigration is all about?
6 posted on 03/23/2016 9:44:55 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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Did that couple in Riverside live in a Muslim neighborhood that Cruz would have targeted for patrol?

They were making bombs in their house/condo/apartment

7 posted on 03/23/2016 10:06:40 PM PDT by lewislynn (Ted Cruz: " I'll never have 'a plane with my name" (or a Presidential seal))
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They had other reasons to draw attention to their activities. Cruz is basically suggesting in a non-specific term that we adopt the profiling of the type practiced by the Israelis. As usual, Trump went there first but there is very little daylight now between their proposals and it is softening the hard positions some have taken against Trump to see the more “sensible” candidate come around.


8 posted on 03/23/2016 10:19:01 PM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (California engineer (ret) and ex-teacher (ret) now part time Professor (what do you know?))
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We’re not going to let go of our American value system...

That statement assumes facts not in evidence. (OK, so that is a polite way of saying that Keith Ellison is a bald-faced liar.)

Since when does Keith Ellison (Muslim Extremist, MN) share any 'American values'?

The author of this hit piece in The Hill, Mark Hensch, conveniently ignores Ellison's radical, America-hating past. Mark Hensch has committed journalistic malpractice by hiding the truth from his readers. (OK, so that is a polite way of saying that Mark Hensch is also a bald-faced liar.)

If there's any confusion about what Keith Ellison Muhammad is all about (yes, he used that name when he was a member of the violent 'Nation of Islam' hate group), or Keith Hakim (another name he has used), see:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/category/minnesota/who-is-keith-ellison

9 posted on 03/23/2016 10:58:39 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: jazusamo

The Muslims want no-go Sharia law zones.


10 posted on 03/23/2016 11:51:39 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (The most vocal supporters of a good con man are the victims.)
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There is no excuse for blaming Muslim communities for the terrorism and the terrorists that they promote, celebrate, and support? Okay. That’s what I expect from Ellison.


11 posted on 03/24/2016 12:38:18 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to meand over an is worthless." - Scalia)
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>>>Ellison, who practices Islam, said his experiences living in Minnesota’s Muslim neighborhoods disprove Cruz’s suggestion they may hide future jihadists.

What idiotic Islamic logic played infidels. Ellison also thinks man-made laws are superior Allah’s koranic laws? Ellison, you are muslim first
before you are an AMERICAN! Those koranic edicts set in motion what is required, like yelling out the Sahara!


12 posted on 03/24/2016 1:11:40 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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Correction, Sahara should read, Shahada


13 posted on 03/24/2016 1:18:03 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: jazusamo

Some new information on Ted Cruz See this post
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3378862/posts


14 posted on 03/24/2016 1:26:06 AM PDT by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: jazusamo

I notice they didn’t denounce the Islamic terrorism, they just reiterated how they feel offended anybody associates Islamic “Allah Ackbar” with Islamic terrorism.


15 posted on 03/24/2016 1:28:53 AM PDT by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: jazusamo

Peaceful, law abiding Americans take comfort from police patrols. Indeed, in many communities, an increased police presence is a frequent goal of citizen appeals to local government.


16 posted on 03/24/2016 3:00:07 AM PDT by Rockingham
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* CNN: NOW HIRING ADDITIONAL FAKE PANELISTS *


17 posted on 03/24/2016 3:39:43 AM PDT by Mr Apple ( TRUMP / CARSON 2016 TRUMP / CARSON 2016)
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To: jazusamo

Morning Jaz,
Ya know, It isn’t Christians from Italy or Hindus from India or even Budda followers causing death and destruction.
It’s them moosie’s the world over


18 posted on 03/24/2016 3:44:28 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (Arrest Hillary and charge the bitch.)
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Where is the problem? italian, polish, jewish, irish nieghborhoods? PC bullsh## and its co conspirators need to be taken to the shed. The EU countries have this problem becuase they dont want to go in and clean up


19 posted on 03/24/2016 4:10:35 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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Agreed. All of Europe now has their pants around their ankle with Jihad raping them.

GFY Keith Ellison, your a bag of sheet.


20 posted on 03/24/2016 4:49:47 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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