Tenn. Rep Tells Muslims "They Should Go Back Where They Came From" (VIDEO)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations have come out and asked that state and federal leaders call for the resignation for Tennessee Rep. Rick Womick and hold a public rebuke of comments he made earlier in the week. This is due in part to the lawmaker’s recent comments on a radio show where he said that if Muslims did not like the idea of being banned from serving in the military then they “should go back where they came from.”
The CAIR is based in Washington D.C. and is a civil rights and advocacy organization. The group calls the remarks made by Republican State Rep. Rick Womick's "bigoted and un-American" which translates that his views would not allow him to fairly represent the people of Tennessee.
One of the bills original authors is David Yerushalmi who is an outspoken attorney who resides in Arizona. He has held very public demonstrations regarding anti-Islam sentiments. He also has worked in conjunction with American Public Policy Alliance when he developed anti-Islam legislation called “American Laws for American Courts” according to the Anti-Defamation league website. The APPA claims that "one of the greatest threats to American values and liberties today" comes from "foreign laws and foreign legal doctrines," including "Islamic Shariah law," that have been "infiltrating our court system."
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"Responsible state and national Republican Party leaders must repudiate Representative Womick's bigoted and un-American remarks and demand that he step down," said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. "His understanding of the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause is obviously too flawed for him to fairly and effectively represent all the citizens of Tennessee."
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission as stated on its website is to enhance the “understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.”
