Democrat: We Need 'Analysis of How Christian Militants Might Bring Down The Country
(CNSNews.com) At a congressional hearing on Muslim radicalization in U.S. prisons, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said that investigators needed to analyze Christian militants in America because they too might try to bring down the country.
In an exchange with witness Patrick Dunleavy, the former deputy inspector of the criminal intelligence unit, New York Department of Correctional Services, Rep. Jackson Lee mentioned the case of a man who blew up an abortion clinic and proposed that this perhaps was an attempt to undermine U.S. law that allows a woman to procure an abortion.
Rep. Lee then said, As we look to be informational, we should include an analysis of how Christian militants or others might bring down the country. We have to look broadly, do we not?
Dunleavy answered: I dont know that Christian militants have foreign country backing or foreign country financing.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas). (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr)
Lee then said, I dont think thats the issue. The issue is whether or not their intent is to undermine the laws of this nation. And I think it is clear that that is the case. So its not -- your distinction is not answering the question.
The hearing on Muslim radicalization in U.S. prisons was held on Wednesday by the House Homeland Security Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.).
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) criticized the focus of the June 15, 2011 hearing, saying that 'radical Christian militants' pose a threat to the United States. (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr)