Democrats Change 181 Year-Old Rule To Allow Ilhan Omar To Wear Hijab In The House

Citizen Free Press ^ | 12/2/18 | Kane

[Baynative]

For 181 years, the U.S. House of Representatives has imposed a ban on its members wearing head coverings. With Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women to be elected to Congress, set to take her oath of office in January, that rule—which would have prohibited her wearing her customary headscarves or the hijab—is slated to change.

The change was proposed jointly by Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Incoming Rules Chairman Jim McGovern and member-elect Ilhan Omar as part of a larger overhaul package.

When Omar is sworn in next year, she will become the first federal legislator to wear a religious headscarf. Her arrival will mark a number of other “firsts” as well. The Minnesota Democrat will be the first Somali-American in Congress and the first woman of color to represent her state in Washington. She’ll be joined by fellow Midwestern Democrat, Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, as the first two Muslim women in Congress.

Hats of any kind have been banned from the House floor since 1837.

[Clean_Sweep]

File a law suit!!!

[Lurkinanloomin]

We have some freepers who think someone born in a foreign country with one citizen parent can be a natural born citizen.

That describes Anwar al-Awlaki’s kids and Ted Cruz.

[Blue Highway]

Islam is a political movement terrorist organization....under the guise of religion.

fixed it for you.

[unread]

"When Omar is sworn in next year, she will become the first federal legislator to wear a religious headscarf."

No, I believe that would be a sign of her political affiliations..

[elcid1970]

Creeping Shariah. I’ll bet the Muslimahs will demand the floor anytime they want it or else you’re all Islamophobes. I’ll further bet the hijabi b!tches will demand to speak together at the same time.

The culture war is going to the next level.

[SpaceBar]

The Democrat “party” is a RICO/terrorist organization posing as a politics-as-usual interest group going on two centuries. We already had one war with them over the ‘negro question’. How many data points do we need before it’s treated as the organized crime syndicate and terrorist group it really is?

[Rebelbase]

It won't be long now...

[dfwgator]

I’d vote for President Camacho over any Democrat.

[Baynative]

"Can news crews photograph her or is that forbidden?"

Lots of pictures ...sometimes she wears what I think of as a Hijab...

Other times what she wears looks like African tribal gear.

[PIF]

So we see that this 180 year old rule is more fake news ...

[Maris Crane]

Great, then those who want to wear Crosses or Blessed Mother pins and openly carry rosaries will be free to do so.

Kinda nice.

[Blue Highway]

Will the House now be required to have the daily (or is it hourly???) Islamic call of prayer to appease this Islamic congress woman?

[SkyDancer]

Wonder if Christians/Jews allowed to wear their symbols.

[manc]

The same people wanting this are the same people banning nativity scenes and where is the ACLU? sarc

[Big Red Badger]

A Nudist,,,
That’s the Ticket!

[neverevergiveup]

Can't wear a MAGA hat to school. Can't display a manger in a public place during Christmas. Can't have Christmas pageants in public schools. Can't pray in school.

But you can wear a Hijab in Congress.

[elpadre]

Next is the prayer room. No problem. We have a DNC majority.

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"The same people who are praising this decision to allow these women to don headwear as a sign of their RELIGION are the same ones banning public displays of the nativity and trying to prohibit the use of the word CHRISTMAS."

Yeah... The very same ones.. If questioned, how in the world could they possible explain it in a way that would make any sense at all..?

[neverevergiveup]

None of that is a problem to me. I was thinking of a burqa.

[PTBAA]

Dhimmicrats...