Brooks On Anti-Hate Bill: Didn’t Condemn Discrimination Of Christians, Whites

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 7: Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (... UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 7: Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) said he voted against the anti-hate resolution in the House last week because it did not “condemn discrimination against Caucasian-Americans and Christians.”

“In my view, discrimination against Caucasian-Americans and Christians is just as insidious as discrimination against any other race, ethnicity or religion and the failure to specifically state opposition to discrimination against Caucasian-Americans and Christians, while reflective of Socialist Democrat priorities and values, is, by omission, fatal to the bill,” Brooks wrote in a press release.

“H.Res. 183’s intentional omission of Christians and Caucasians is insulting and suggests America’s House of Representatives cares about virtually everyone except Christians and Caucasians,” he concluded. “That implication is repugnant and I reject it!”

AL.com flagged Brooks’ comments on Monday.

Brooks has long been a crusader for white people, once decrying the Democrats’ “war on whites.”

“If you look at current federal law, there is only one skin color that you can lawfully discriminate against,” he said at the time. “That’s Caucasians — whites.”

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  1. Or dumb ass Senators for that matter…

  2. Yeah, and let’s not forget the war on Christmas! Making people say “Happy Holidays” at gunpoint!
    And trying to say that Santa isn’t necessarily white?!! Why, Santa is white in the Bible, isn’t he?
    Wait, is Santa in the Bible? A good question for Brooks.

  3. He means invidious goddamnit

  4. I’m white. Felt totally discriminated when the cop pulled me over for speeding, had a nice little chat, wrote a ticket for much less than I was doing, and wished me a nice day.

  5. “In my view,

    And that’s all anyone needs to hear, because Mo Brooks’ views are stupid. So much for him. What’s next on the agenda?

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