Breaking: Democrats are trying to pull a provision from a homeland security bill that will protect the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to a terrorist attack
Democrats are trying to pull a provision from a homeland security bill that will protect the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to a terrorist attack, according to House Republican leadership aides.
The legislation, which moves to a House and Senate conference committee this afternoon, will implement final recommendations from the 911 Commission.
Rep. Pete King, New York Republican and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Steve Pearce, New Mexico Republican, sponsored the bill after a group of Muslim imams filed a lawsuit against U.S. Airways and unknown or “John Doe” passengers after they were removed for suspicious behavior aboard Flight 300 from Minneapolis to Phoenix on Nov. 20 before their removal.
“Democrats are trying to find any technical excuse to keep immunity out of the language of the bill to protect citizens, who in good faith, report suspicious activity to police or law enforcement,” Mr. King said in an interview last night.
“This is a slap in the face of good citizens who do their patriotic duty and come forward, and it caves in to radical Islamists,” Mr. King said.
“I don’t see how you can have a homeland security bill without protecting people who come forward to report suspicious activity,” Mr. King said.
Republicans aides say they will put up a fight with Democrats when the conference committee begins at 1 p.m., to reinsert the language, but that public pressure is also needed.
Bryan adds:
The story notes that Democrats like Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson opposed the “John Doe” protection out of fears it would lead to racial profiling. Because, of course, racial profiling is so much worse than losing a city full of innocent people.
Michelle has lots more:
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July 19, 2007 - 09:58 AM on July 19th, 2007
Don’t let the John Doe amendment be sabotaged by t
Audrey Hudson at the Wash. Times and Andy McCarthy at The Corner (via Michelle Malkin) inform us that the Dems are trying to dumb down Rep. Peter King’s legislation that protects citizens from being sued for reporting suspicious actions that could be…
July 19, 2007 - 03:47 PM on July 19th, 2007
yeah, they are at it again. The filthy degenerate scumbags are trying yet another route to sabotage the WOT and help our enemies/their allies.
The Demokrat Party should be shut down because it is an organized criminal syndicate.
These people are traitors. Pure and simple.
July 19, 2007 - 04:20 PM on July 19th, 2007
I wish for just one rational moment the dems would do some research and open their friggin eyes. What is wrong with a little racial profiling to begin with? After all, Islamist extremists are the ones who have threatened us AND attacked us. We need to listen to what they are saying folks.
Having said that though I believe they do not listen to their threats and therefore will certainly not listen to republican politicians either. It will take another attack and even then I’m not so sure.
The public in general is scared and if good Americans don’t feel protected by our laws they will retreat and remain silent.
July 20, 2007 - 07:49 AM on July 20th, 2007
As usial the demacrats are only helping out the greedy trial lawyers who are their biggist suppoters. The donkey the vultures and the shark are partners in crime