Removal of Rep. Howard Coble
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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 Japanese American community during World War II. Rep. Coble's claims that the action was for the internees' own protection and that some of the internees were intent on doing harm to the nation not only contradict each other, but have both been contradicted by historical experience and the Civil Liberties Act that was passed by Congress in 1988.
Rep. Coble's views regarding the Japanese American internment, which he has repeatedly defended in the days following his statement, demonstrate that his understanding of fundamental American values, basic civil liberties and constitutional rights is far out of step with the U.S. Congress and the American people. He is unfit to serve as the chairman of a Congressional subcommittee that is charged with weighing the most consequential civil liberties issues of our time.
We view Rep. Coble's statement that "I apologize if I offended anybody. I certainly did not intend to offend anybody" as a non-apology, and his continuing efforts to justify the Japanese American internment as an affront to all freedom-loving Americans. We call for his immediate removal from the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
For more information and a political cartoon, visit ModelMinority.com:
http://www.modelminority.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=300
Rep. Coble's views regarding the Japanese American internment, which he has repeatedly defended in the days following his statement, demonstrate that his understanding of fundamental American values, basic civil liberties and constitutional rights is far out of step with the U.S. Congress and the American people. He is unfit to serve as the chairman of a Congressional subcommittee that is charged with weighing the most consequential civil liberties issues of our time.
We view Rep. Coble's statement that "I apologize if I offended anybody. I certainly did not intend to offend anybody" as a non-apology, and his continuing efforts to justify the Japanese American internment as an affront to all freedom-loving Americans. We call for his immediate removal from the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
For more information and a political cartoon, visit ModelMinority.com:
http://www.modelminority.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=300
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21 February 2016
900.
Walter M
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I believe Howard Coble is unfit to chair a position where his views directly conflict with the very people he is to protect.
19 February 2016
899.
Kathryn K
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I do not believe that this is the type of person that I want on the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
15 February 2016
898.
David Jp
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I am very disturbed that someone in the US Congress would make such remarks. I am supporting the REMOVAL of Rep. Howard Coble.
12 February 2016
897.
Cheryl G
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It's scary to think about how many other elected officials share similar views to Rep. Coble, but express them in less direct, outrightly racist ways.
11 February 2016
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C M
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if Coble cannot accept the fact that all people, regardless of race, sex, or creed, are allowed to live and to work freely in this country, then he, like Trent Lott, should be removed from his position
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Catherine L
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Rep. Coble's insensitivity demonstrates that he is unfit to serve Congress and requires his removal.
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Kevin K
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This cannot be allowed to fade from the public consciousness. Coble needs to be removed. It is hard to imagine what Coble might have made that would be more inappropriate to someone in his position. This is the *Chairman* of the Judiciary Subcommittee on
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Nitya A
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Think about the message being sent to future generations if no action is taken. My ethnic roots lie elsewhere as they do for all people in America, but I am 100% American. Nothing will change that. Internment is always wrong.
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