Posted on 03/07/2017 1:50:23 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Two days before the Trump administration rolled out the new version of what critics call a Muslim ban, Vermont Democrats elected the nation's first Muslim state party chairman.
Faisal Gill, who was elected Saturday, said the decision of the Democratic State Committee to name him interim chair is a clear rebuke of Trump.
"To have a Muslim and immigrant to be the state party chair sends a really strong message to Trump and his type of politics that this is not where the country is at," he told NBC News.
The White House released a new executive order Monday restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries after a federal court halted an earlier version. Trump says the move is necessary for security, but Gill and other critics say it's merely an attempt to legally discriminate against Muslims....
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So, their strong message to President Trump is that Vermont is too stupid to be listened to?
The Green Mountain Boys fought for this?
We had Debbie.
Not in Vermont.
She’s from Florida.
I wanna Jew from Vermont.
Hmmm...The libertarian Vermonters (any swimming hole could be used nude, since there isn’t any laws on nudity. Only thing Leahy did great.) will be surprised if burkas show up at swimming hole...
They did elect a Republican Governor in November....and I head the state House has 2 less Dems...
I didn’t hear about this, Vermont? Really? Must have like 6 Muslims.
In other news, Governor Scott (R) vetoed a bill legalizing weed. But he indicated he’s not opposed to the idea and might sign a tweaked bill.
VT Muslims are looking for a new location to have their daily call to prayer after the town of Essex removed the phone booth they previously used for public gatherings.
After his Election, he received a pair of Backstage VIP Tickets to an Ariana Grande Concert and a Dozen Donuts coated in her Saliva.
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