Rep. Barney Frank says Orlando shooting reinforces case for surveillance of 'Islamic Element'

MassLive.com ^ | 06/13/2016 | Michelle Williams

[johniegrad]

Frank represented Massachusetts in the House for 32 years

While I agree with Barney's sentiments about monitoring and controlling Islamic extremists, I find it disgusting that he waited to make this statement until his butt buddies were victims.

Equally disgusting is that ANYONE could be a representative for 32 years.

Government is broken.

[Licensed-To-Carry]

You win the post of the day contest, lmao.

[SunkenCiv]

He's trying to have it both ways -- which shouldn't be surprising to anyone.

"It's an attack against gay people but it does not reflect a general deterioration of our standing in America," he said. "It reflects the virulence of the hatred in this sector of Islam." ...The former Massachusetts representative said he'd like to see more monitoring of people with extreme Islamic beliefs by both the Muslim community and government agencies. "There is an Islamic element here," he told the Times. "Yes, the overwhelming majority of Muslims don't do this, but there is clearly, sadly, an element in the interpretation of Islam that has some currency, some interpretation in the Middle East that encourages killing people -- and L.G.B.T. people are on that list. And I think it is fair to ask leaders of the Islamic community, religious and otherwise, to spend some time combatting this." Frank said the mass shooting reinforces his belief that there should be "significant surveillance" of people identified by the FBI to have radical beliefs.

By 'radical beliefs' his Demagogic Party colleagues will mean, 'climate (change) deniers' and 'hate speech speakers' and '2nd amendment supporters'. Count on it. And don't be surprised if opposition to Obamacare, opposition to 'transgender rights', and opposition to BDS makes the list as well.