Congresswoman Sworn in on Koran, in Hijab

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First Somali-American elected to Congress sworn in

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, was officially sworn in as a member of the 116th Congress, becoming the first Somali-American elected to the House of Representatives.

 

The Democrats are set to overturn a rule banning head coverings on the House floor. As of right now, the rule on head coverings allow Ms Omar to wear her hijab inside the US Capitol building, but not on the House floor.

 

 

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Maxpower's picture

Also the first congresswoman married to her brother.

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Fullauto223cal's picture

The leftist who think this is awsome are entirely ignorant of US History.  If they actually understood why Jefferson had that hunk of shit they wouldn't be jumping up and down to swear in on it.

 

The First Barbary War

 

In March 1786, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams went to London to negotiate with Tripoli's envoy, ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman (or Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja). When they enquired "concerning the ground of the pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury", the ambassador replied:
 

It was written in their Koran, (that all nations which had not acknowledged the Prophet were sinners, whom it was the right and duty of the faithful to plunder and enslave; and that every mussulman who was slain in this warfare was sure to go to paradise. He said, also, that the man who was the first to board a vessel had one slave over and above his share, and that when they sprang to the deck of an enemy's ship, every sailor held a dagger in each hand and a third in his mouth; which usually struck such terror into the foe that they cried out for quarter at once.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barbary_War

 

Long story short, Islam tried to demand tribute.  Jefferson said FUCK OFF.  And when the Islamist nations declared war, the US Navy and US Marines sailed over and kicked their ass.  This Jew hating bitch just swore in on the Koran Jefferson used to educate himself on his enemies, which happen to be her forbearers.

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Interesting & right out of left field. Couple of corrections just to be a prick...The US went to war with Tripoli, not Islam. Tripoli had declared war and Somalia (whatever it was called back then) wasn't even a Barbary State (wrong coast). Jefferson had that Quran since he was in lawschool, maybe to better understand the legal systems used around the world.

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you should make it so you can only edit a comment so many times

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There's a todo in the works to make it so comments can't be edited once someone's replied to them. I'll take out that last line since you covered it. Sorry, I'm notorious for editing comments but I usually leave them as-is after a few mins of pissing around.

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sal9000's picture
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i'm just bustin balls

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sal9000's picture
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Jefferson?

like Thomas "All men are created equal"  but i'm too busy owning slaves Jefferson?

like Thomas "britan should have to pay compensation to the usa for slaves they freed during the war" Jefferson?

 

Sidi and Jefferson were brothers from different mothers,

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Mori's picture

I am a fan of freedom of choice. Let each to their own. 

I am not a fan of HER choice. Freaking religions, freaking waste of time and resources.

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