Winning Primary for Conyers' Seat, Bernie-Style Dem Poised to Become First Muslim Woman in Congress

WASHINGTON -- A former Michigan state legislator is poised to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress after emerging on top of a crowded Democratic primary Tuesday night to fill the seat vacated by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.).

Conyers, the sixth-longest serving member of Congress given his election in 1965, resigned in December due to sexual harassment and his use of taxpayer money to settle a harassment claim.

His western Detroit district is all but a lock for Dems, as Republicans didn't put forth a candidate.

Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American and socialist Dem in the mold of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ran on a platform to abolish ICE, provide Medicare to all and establish a $15 hourly minimum wage. New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned for Tlaib.

There are currently two Muslim men in Congress: Reps. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who is not running for re-election and instead vying to become Minnesota's next attorney general.

In 2008, Tlaib became the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature.

She later got kicked out of a Trump rally, a protest that she called "the most American thing I could ever do."

@RashidaTlaib talks about getting thrown out of a Trump rally (for asking him if he ever read the US constitution), the reality of being a Muslim in America, and the importance of knocking doors pic.twitter.com/xOl50igFO2 — People For Bernie (@People4Bernie) August 8, 2018

While Tlaib would be the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress, she may not be the only Muslim woman serving in the 116th Congress.

Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar is running for the House seat being vacated by Ellison; she is Somali-American and also running on a Bernie-esqe progressive platform. That primary is next Tuesday.

In Massachusetts, civil rights attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud will attempt to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) in the Sept. 4 primary. Her progressive platform includes free internet access for all.

In Arizona, Deedra Abboud will face heavily favored Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), a centrist Blue Dog Coalition member, in the Aug. 28 primary for the Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.).

Muslim Andre Carson (Democrat-Ind) currently holds a House seat. Carson calculatedly plotted Muslim stranglehold on Americans' safety and security. Read on.

Trump needs to act on this subito. Speaker Ryan has the power ro remove Carson from these committees
What does DNC co-chair Ellison know about Muslims secretly funneling money into the DNC?

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Meet the Muslim Democrat Congressman with a stranglehold on your safety and security.

Here's the shocking list of Congressional committees under the control of Indiana Democrat Andre Carson.

NOTE--The DNC places a price on these committees---Congressman wishing to be placed on the committee pay up front. Where did Muslim Carson get the money to get on these highly sensitive committees? Is Carson funneling Islamic cash into the DNC? Do his Indiana constituents know Carson bought these seats?

CARSON'S COMMITTEES

<><>House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)

<><>Ranking Member: Emerging Threats Subcommittee

<><>Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee

<><>The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives.

The HPSCI is charged with the oversight of the United States Intelligence Community, which includes the intelligence and intelligence related activities of 17 elements of the US Government, and the Military Intelligence Program. Additional information about the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) can be found at link.

<><>Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

<><> Subcommittee on Aviation

<><> Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials

NOTE The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure oversees all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, highways, bridges, mass transit, and railroads.

The Committee also has jurisdiction over other aspects of our national infrastructure, such as clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction, the management of federally owned real estate and public buildings, the development of economically depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness and response, and hazardous materials transportation.

<><>Subcommittee on Aviation---- The subcommittee has jurisdiction over civil aviation, including most aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Transportation Security Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board.

<><> Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials exercises jurisdiction over the programs and activities of two U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) modal administrations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

The Subcommittee oversees the passenger and freight rail safety and economic regulations including all federal laws and programs regulating railroad transportation, including railroad safety, rail infrastructure programs, economic regulation, railroad labor laws, and the non-revenue aspects of the federal railroad retirement and railroad unemployment systems.

The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee also includes overseeing all federal laws and programs regulating the safety of gas and liquid pipelines.

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ANALYSIS Usually Congressman choose committees that help their districts and their constituents.
Does Indiana need copious amts of US intel and....plans for all of our critical infrastructures, that Carson opted for?

Let’s ask Indiana media: links to Indiana media https://www.in.gov/library/newslinks.htm

Top daily newspapers in Indiana, based on audited and reported circulation figures.
The Indianapolis Star – Indianapolis, IN – 134,113
The Times – Munster, IN – 85,806
South Bend Tribune – – South Bend, IN – 51,195

REFERENCE----Pelosi to name first Muslim lawmaker to House intelligence committee
By LAUREN FRENCH 01/13/2015 01/13/2015

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced in a closed-door meeting Tuesday she would name the first Muslim lawmaker to the House’s Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. A senior Democratic aide said Rep. André Carson of Indiana would be named in the “coming days” to the key national security-focused panel. Pelosi (D-Calif.) told lawmakers of the appointment during the members’ weekly caucus meeting.

Carson would be the first Muslim to serve on the committee and was the second Muslim to be elected to Congress. He already serves on the Armed Services Committee and worked for the Department of Homeland Security’s Fusion Center — the clearinghouse established by the federal government to streamline data sharing between the CIA, FBI, Department of Justice and the military.

The intelligence committee will most likely tackle a series of high-profile international crises during the 114th Congress, including the threat of Islamic militants and Ukraine.

Carson’s office didn’t immediately return a request for comment. The announcement comes in the wake of last week’s terrorist attack by Islamic extremists and subsequent shootouts with police that left 17 people dead. World leaders gathered on Sunday for a 1 million person “solidarity” protest against the violence that targeted French Jews and journalists.

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