Congressman Keith Ellison

Congressman Keith Ellison --- ===

America's first muslim congressman fights for marriage and gender equality and  abortion rights.

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• abortion AG candidate Ellison draws line on abortion | Capitol View | MPR Jul 2, 2018 - won’t defend newabortion restrictions in court if state lawmakers approve them. Mainstream Islam and Nation of Islam are anti-abortion  In the Name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and The Nation of Islam   Under the cloak of prochoice, the Devil promotes a vicious murder technique called abortion. 
• anti-semitism Democratic donor Haim Saban: Keith Ellison 'an anti-Semite and anti  Israel cnn.com Dec 3, 2016 the way he has voted, he is clearly an anti-Semite and anti-Israel individual,"
• gay wedding services discrimination St. Cloud couple's bid to deny wedding videography to gay couples is ... star tribune St. Cloud videographers sued state to refuse service to same-sex ... Keith Ellison, Wardlow's Democratic opponent, on Tuesday pointed to ... Angel and Carl Larsen, owners and founders of Telescope Media Group, Alliance Defending Freedom also represented Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker . spokesman for U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison  pointed to Wardlow’s ties to the group as part of his “long history of defending discrimination." Nation of Islam and mainstream Islam against gay marriage   Islam and Homosexuality: What does the Koran say? - Middle East ... haaretz.com  May 17, 2018 - Just over 40 percent of U.S. Muslims said they supported same-sex marriage last year, in a survey   Islamic scholars overwhelmingly teach that same-gender sex is a sin.... Men having sex with each other should be punished, the Koran says, but it doesn't say how - and it adds that they should be left alone if they repent.
• Nation of Islam Wikipedia Nation of Islam Membership - ... under the name "Keith X Ellison,"  As a law student in 1989 and 1990, Ellison wrote several columns under the name "Keith E. Hakim" in the student newspaper, the Minnesota Daily. He defended Louis Farrakhan against claims of racism,and further wrote that Farrakhan "is also not an anti-Semite" and called affirmative action a "sneaky" form of compensation for slavery, suggesting that white Americans instead pay reparations to blacks.Mother Jones reported that, under the name "Keith X Ellison," he wrote defenses of Farrakhan against accusations of anti-semitism after the 1995 Million Man March, and again in 1997. Although Ellision would later attempt to minimize his involvement with the Nation of Islam, even going so far as claiming he wasn't a member, Minister James Muhammad, a former leader of the Nation of Islam's Twin Cities study group, says that Ellison had served for several years as the group's "chief of protocol", in which capacity he acted as a liaison between Muhammad and local communities.  Denunciation of the Nation of Islam in 2006  2006 campaign, Republican blogger Michael Brodkorb[130] unearthed posts about Ellison's Minnesota Daily articles and his involvement with the Nation of Islam. In response, Ellison wrote a letter to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota & the Dakotas falsely claiming he had never been a member, and that his connections with the Nation of Islam were limited to an 18-month period during which he helped organize the Minnesota contingent at the 1995 Million Man March.

*Critics

• Bradlee Dean (aligned with conservatives and republicans) says Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) is only supporting LGBT rights as part of a strategy to bring Sharia law to the United States, the Minnesota Independent reported. "I'm just asking the gay communities what's up with Keith Ellison because they are so foolish, blind and stupid not to figure out that their vice chair is a Muslim. This is no hidden secret, folks. This is in America. Who is this guy working for?"
• Middle East Forum: Keith Ellison's Stealth  Middle East Quarterly  approves of same-sex marriage, something unthinkable in Islam.

*Chapel Hill Shooting of Muslim Students

Keith Ellison Weighs In On Craig Hicks Shooting of Muslim Students | The Daily ... The Daily Caller Feb 12, 2015 - Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim ever elected to Congress, said that he is “confident” that the shooting in Chapel was over more than parking and religion had something to do with it.

*Debate

Racism Rears Its Head In Keith Ellison's Attorney General Race ...
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/.../keith-ellison-minnesota-racism-islamophobia_us_...
Oct 8, 2018 - Keith Ellison speaks at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ... to Ellison's long-since-disavowed relationship with the bigoted Nation of Islam leader ... woman in conservative Islamic dress with the words “vote for Keith Ellison.

KSTP Day of Debates: Attorney General Candidates Ellison and Wardlow

Supports Roe Vs Wade abortion rights
Supports gay marriage and transgender against religious belief refusing cake, flowers or wedding video

No longer supports Farrakhan

Given the Keith Ellison Allegations, What's a Democrat in Minnesota to ...
https://psmag.com/.../given-the-keith-ellison-allegations-whats-a-democrat-in-minneso...
Oct 15, 2018 - How do you vote when the race for your state's attorney general is between an alleged abuser and a notorious bigot? That's the question facing ...

Attorney general hopefuls debate who is extreme | Capitol View ...
https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol.../attorney-general-hopefuls-debate-who-is-extreme/
Attorney General candidates Keith Ellison, a DFLer, and Doug Wardlow, a Republican, went hard at each other's record and character during a ...

Ellison raised Wardlow’s work for a conservative legal group that has defended business clients fighting government policies requiring that they serve same-sex couples. Wardlow stood by his work with Alliance Defending Freedom as standing for First Amendment rights not discrimination.

MN Attorney General Candidate Debate: Keith Ellison And Doug ...
theuptake.org/.../mn-attorney-general-candidate-debate-keith-ellison-and-doug-wardl...
Sep 21, 2018 - Keith Ellison (DFL) and Doug Wardlow (R) both candidates for Minnesota Attorney General debate on the Friday Sept 21, 2018 Almanac show.

*Gay Rights

Keith Ellison's interpretation of Islam includes promoting equal rights for all people, including LGBT.

Why I support same-sex marriage: a religious argument in ...
Omid Safi   Mar 27, 2013 - More Muslims are speaking out in favor of a holistic conception of justice, one that recognizes that we are all in this together.   We recognize that a threat to justice anywhere–to gays/lesbians–is a threat to justice anywhere–including our own rights.     One brilliant and courageous exa mple is the first Muslim elected to the US Congress, Keith Ellison.    In his speeches, he strongly stands for same-sex marriage rights by stating: If the person who you happen to love and want to be with happens to be the same gender as you then I say God bless you and go out and be as happy as you can be.

Keith Ellison-Muhammad | The Weekly Standard Holding positions of leadership in the Congressional Progressive Caucus According to Ellison, “In Islam, your religion is what you make of it.”  As for the vexed question of gay marriage, Ellison concedes that “I get Muslims who come up to me and ask, ‘Brother Keith, how can you be in favor of gay marriage?’ ” Brother Keith explains: “I’m in favor of civil rights for all. I’m in favor of freedom.”  Those of us wondering about the reconciliation of his faith with his politics now have the answer. Which branch of Islam comports with the agenda of the Democratic party on social issues? Ellison reveals it to be the Ellison branch of Islam. 

Keith Ellison song lauds gay marriage law - Breanna ... PoliticoAug 1, 2013 - Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is celebrating his state's recent legalization of same-sex marriage in a very special way: through song, while strumming on a guitar.

The 11 Most Pro-Gay U.S. Representatives | ThinkProgress (liberal) ThinkProgressJul 3, 2012 - Keith Ellison (D-MN), a third-term Congressman and a co-chair of the ...refusal to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Ten other Representatives — all Democrats — signed on to at least 20 pro-LGBT proposals, putting them just behind Lee and Norton. They are:
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), a third-term Congressman and a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. On the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights page on his House website, Ellison notes that he is “proud to be vice-chair of the Congressional Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Caucus.”

Rep Keith Ellison - Huffington PostThe Huffington PostWATCH: Politician Sings Adorable Song To Celebrate Gay Marriage In Minnesota ...Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the Representative for the 5th district of ...

House Website:  Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Equality ellison.house.gov

I am working to advance Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) equality in Congress by ending existing discrimination written in federal laws, giving law enforcement tools to pursue perpetrators of hate crimes, and extending marriage rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples and families.

Marriage Equality

I believe in expanding marriage rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples and to have those marriages recognized by other states and the federal government. I strongly support repealing the discriminatoryDefense of Marriage Act, which actively denies marriage rights and recognition to same-sex couples.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

I also believe that men and women in our armed services should be able to serve their country openly, regardless of their sexual orientation and I am fighting to end the unjust “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

Hate Crimes

I am proud that we expanded hate crime laws to extend protections to victims of crimes committed against them on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity. After more than a decade of work, theMatthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed into law by President Obama on October 28th, 2009.

Employment Non-Discrimination

I am a strong supporter of legislation called the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which prohibits discrimination in employment based on a worker’s sexual orientation or gender identity -- similar to protections we offer based on age, gender, religious affiliation, and race.

I am proud to be vice-chair of the Congressional Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Caucus.

*Votesmart

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n response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Presidential and Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2014, are provided below as a courtesy to voters.

Pro-choice		Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes		Budget: In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes		Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes		Education: Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
No		Energy: Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
Yes		Environment: Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes		Guns: Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
No		Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
No		Immigration: Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Yes		Marriage: Do you support same-sex marriage?
No		National Security: Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
No		Social Security: Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?