From Breitbart:
TED CRUZ INTRODUCES BILL TO DESIGNATE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
Senator Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart are introducing legislation calling for the U.S. government to label the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
The Texas Senator and Republican Presidential candidate said he is introducing the bill to protect against the “violent jihad” carried out by the Muslim Brotherhood affiliates both in the United States and the rest of the world.
“As this bill details, the Brotherhood’s stated goal is to wage violent jihad against its enemies, and our legislation is a reality check that the United States is on that list as well,” Cruz said in a statement released on Wednesday.
The Brotherhood is already considered a terrorist organization in Bahrain, Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
And I love this little bit of parliamentary maneuvering:
If the Senate passes the bill, the State Department would have 60 days to issue a statement whether or not it agrees with the terrorist designation, The Hill reports, and State would also need to decide if it would move forward with listing the jihadi group. If the State Department rejects the bill, it has to give a “detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met,” the bill reads.
Emailing my Senators - not that I expect them to vote for this but still, the more voices, the better chance they have of knowing just how unpopular their actions are out here in rural Washington.
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