Removal of Rep. Howard Coble
We, the undersigned, condemn remarks made by Rep. Howard Coble during a call-in program on WKZL-FM on February 4, 2003, where he explicitly supported President Roosevelt's decision to incarcerate the... continue reading »
"I agree with Rep. Coble's removal"
"Muslims are against racism"
"This is not what our nation was built on!"
"Rep. Coble's remarks embarass the US Government."
"I petition to have Rep. Howard Coble removed from his position."
"These are hurtful and bigoted and have no place in our society."
"Remeber Unit 731!"
"I am a registered Republican. One of the few in California. Congressman Coble's and ideas have no place in our party. He should resign. Today."
"I'm in favor of removing him from office."
"In the current climate we can ill-afford any excuses for more attacks on civil rights."
"Rep. Coble's remarks are an outrage, and he must be held accountable for this egregious expression of racism by an immediate call for his resignation."
"Remove Coble"
"The bigotry of Coble belongs in the Nazi era, not in a democratic republic."
"How can one sanction internment camps especially in light of our lack of sensitivity regarding Arab Americans after 9/11??"
"An apology is when one realize at fault. And, to understand and have history be the lesson to remind us of past discrimination. So, we will not repeat for the sake of the future."
"Remove Howard Coble; this is not what America stands for and neither is the Impostor Bush"
"The scary part is that you actually speak for the Republicans and the current administration"
"there needs to be protection of civil liberties regardless of race"
"Rep. Cole no longer accurately represents his constituents and his unacceptable call for his resignation and an apology to the Asian American community."
"Coble's racist remarks are highly offensive. Tragically, attitudes such as his are pervasive in the Republican Party. Yet we continue to let assertions by the party leadership that they are "inclusive" go unchallenged. Coble is particularly unsuited to se"
"Wrong and historically inaccurate."
"No one with so shaky a commitment to constitutional rights and civil liberties should hold so important a position in the United States government."
"Coble is an idiot and should be removed from office."
"I find the statements Mr. Coble made to be historically inaccurate, and more importantly, insensitive to the thousands of citizens that suffered needlessly. A poor attempt to justify a previous error in policy.."
"the approval of the internment of japanese americans during wwII is unacceptable, especially from a public official. i wonder what surviving members of the 442nd think of this jackass."