Ellison: Conservatives talk of ‘liberty and justice’ but not ‘for all’
Friday, March 18, 2011 at 2:25 pm
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Rep. Keith Ellison gave an impassioned speech on the House floor Thursday evening criticizing conservatives for only seeking liberty for some. He talked about his love of coming to the House chamber to say the Pledge of Allegiance and said conservatives often miss the point of “liberty and justice for all.”
He cited GOP efforts to curtail abortion rights, freedom of worship — particularly non-Christian faiths — and the right for same-sex couples to marry.
Crooks and Liars has the transcript of Ellison’s remarks:
Now see, the conservatives in this body, they like to talk about liberty. And then when they’re talking about liberty they’re not talking about a woman’s right to choose, ’cause that’s liberty. They’re not talking about the freedom of worship — to be Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Bahai, no religion at all — they don’t believe in that. They believe in only one way to seek the divine and they get more radical with it every single day. They don’t believe in liberties like that. They don’t believe you should be able to say whatever you want to say, they don’t necessarily believe in the liberties that I’m talking about.
He added that “justice” in the pledge means for all and cited the controversial hearings into radicalized Islam held recently.
Now, this last part in some ways is the best part. For all. For every one. Last week we had some hearings in the Homeland Security Committee where one particular religious group was pointed out for persecution, actually. That was a sad day.
For all, though. America is about for all. For everybody. All Americans. Of whatever faith group, of whatever color, of whatever — rural or urban. Straight, gay, all of us.
Here’s the full video:
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Comment posted March 18, 2011 @ 2:34 pm
No, no… “Liberty and Justice for all” applies only to wealthy, heterosexual, male WASP’s. Well the liberty part applies, lets hope we never see justice.
Praise Jebus, God hates chickens coming home to roost, Amen.
Comment posted March 18, 2011 @ 6:42 pm
No Carl
You got it wrong. Liberty and justice for all only applies to those apologists for a rotten, corporate corrupted psuedo democracy, one party system with two wings.
Praise Jebus. God loves all raving hypocrites.
Of course the simple FACT that Keith Ellison signed the Domestic Homeland Terrorism Bill and his party and it’s leadership (including your president) signed and supported a whole host of anti-Liberty and Justice Bills (including but not only the Patriot Act) and continue to fund a whole host of regimes that brutally suppress their own populations will be promptly ignored by all.
Do Americans have the courage and integrity to oppose their own corporate regimes?
I remain unconvinced.
Praise Jebus. Amen.
Comment posted March 18, 2011 @ 9:01 pm
Michael Calvan RN-
I empathize with you. Starting a viable third party must be frustrating. However the absence of a GP member in any state or national level office might indicate your current tack isn’t working. Maybe less rant and more rave? I’m just suggesting. Good luck.
Praise Jebus, God hates imperfect representation, Amen.
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Comment posted March 19, 2011 @ 12:21 pm
We ABSOLUTELY need more good people in Congress like Keith!
Comment posted March 19, 2011 @ 1:01 pm
Strange the “liberal-controlled media” isn’t playing this day and night……
Just who is reporting on anything Democrats are saying?
How many are saying anything?
Ellison and the members of the CPC deserve to have their message carried.
Is that even possible ?
Comment posted March 21, 2011 @ 3:33 pm
So how did the Conservs react to this? Did they even understand he was attacking them?
Yes, yes, yes!! We do need more people like Keith saying – no SCREAMING that message over and over and over.
Comment posted March 23, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
The conservative movement is about conserving a dangerously narrow-minded, narrow-banded America! It is good to see some exposure of this by Keith.
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