Tell Congressmen Royce and Miller to denounce calls for the murder of Muslim Americans

This isn’t covered in the rules on Congressional ethics, so sadly it falls to us to remind two members of Congress that it’s not OK to have your friends call for members of the armed services to murder Americans.

Last month, while protesting a group of Muslim Americans who were gathered for a charity fundraiser, Villa Park City Councilwoman Deborah Pauly said, “I know quite a few Marines who would be happy to help these terrorists to a, uh, early meeting in paradise.” Later, some of the protesters shouted slurs at families as they entered the event: “Muhammed was a child molestor,” “why don’t you go beat up your wife like you do every night,” and “you beat your women and you rape your children.”

Sharing the stage at that protest were two Los Angeles area Congressmen: Ed Royce and Gary Miller.

Spurred by Change.org activists, Congressman Royce has issued a vague statement trying to disassociate himself from the rally say such hate speech was “regrettable” and “wrong.” But he didn’t say anything about Councilwoman Pauly’s comments, and as of yet we haven’t heard anything from Congressman Miller.

Can you help send both Congressmen the message that they need to denounce Councilwoman Pauly’s comments and the hateful rhetoric used at the rally?

http://www.change.org/petitions/congressmen-miller-and-royce-denounce-calls-for-violence-against-fellow-americans?alert_id=EmZGPFrPuw_CSDrteeVuN&me=aa

The event the Congressmen were protesting was a fundraiser to combat homelessness hosted by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) in Yorba Linda, Orange County. Two speakers at the event, Siraj Wahhaj and Abdel Malik Ali, have made controversial statements in the past, and the protest was ostensibly organized in response to their presence.

However, as seen in a video of the rally put together by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the protesters insulted and threatened violence against Muslim Americans from the community who came to the event. You can see the video on the petition page.

Thank you for taking this on,

Weldon and the Change.org team