Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana also repeatedly suggested the witness, a leading Arab American activist, supports Hamas even as she repeatedly denied it.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, and he told her she should hide her “head in a bag.”

The activist, Maya Berry, said repeatedly that she did not support Hamas and was “disappointed” by the minuteslong exchange toward the end of a hearing called “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America.”

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      2 months ago

      When the entire population of Palestine is described as “Hamas”, all “Condemning Hamas” amounts to is blaming civilians for their own massacre. It’s just racist people demanding you be as racist as they are before they let you speak.

    • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      We need to take away their congressional representation until they finally start following the post-civil war amendments.

      150 years is enough.

      • Stovetop@lemmy.world
        12·
        2 months ago

        Sadly the post-civil war amendments include a provision that allows prisoners to be used for unpaid labor.

        From the text of the 13th amendment:

        Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

        Only argument is if the party has been “duly” convicted, which is a recurring issue we see with the US justice system.

        • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Again, great.

          First, they have to start following the amendment as written, and we can pass an amendment to outlaw involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes.

          But that’s 1 clause from a ton of amendments they refuse to follow, in fact Mississippi STILL REFUSES to retify the 24th amendment, and has voted to reject it outright.

          Until they sort their shit out, no representative for the fuckers.

  • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    2 months ago

    I’m trying to think of the most painful and apropos thing that could happen to Kennedy, but I can’t come up with anything suitable enough.

    EDIT: I’ve got it! He gets beaten to death by Nazi proud boiz with Baseball bats.