Bennie Thompson to House Homeland Security Committee Chair Peter King: What about the White Supremacists?

All of the Democrats must begin to point out the weakness and shallowness of the Republicans on every issue and get away from those petty sound byte politics.

Any homeland security investigation by King without including these domestic terror groups other than radical Islamists is a pure political grandstanding ploy. King knows, however, that if he were to put white supremacists, anti-abortion terrorists, anti-tax radicals, and anti-immigrant vigilantes under the microscope it would create a furor among the hard core social right base of the GOP. But the fact remains that these groups have committed major violence in this country for a lot longer than the Islamists and are a much greater threat to our stability that the Islamists because they are driving a whole assortment of divisive wedges between many segments of our society.

The oath of office for Congressional members:

"I do solemnly swear [or affirm] that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithful discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

You can't just pick and choose your enemies, more than often they pick you. Our nation's enemies can unfortunately come from any nationality or race, just look at the "Jihad Jane" lady. Congressman King, let's take a good look at all our enemies, foreign and domestic. Just food for thought.

Let's face it, fascists made inroads into the american consciousness way back in the early 30's with harriman, grandaddy bush, and others. They've never left, and are conveniently hid out under the guise of conservatives and religious right-wingers. Now they've infected this so-called tea party movement, further exemplifying how a democracy becomes a fascist dicatatorship through nationalism. And although vigilance must not turn to vigilantyism, our efforts must be laser focused on outing these neo-nazis and the bigotry they espouse, which is far more dangerous than any liberal, progressive, or ficscal/social goldwater republican.