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Congress Casts A Rare Vote
ast month, members of the
U.S House of Representa-
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by voting to condemn a
speech given by Khalid Abdul
Muhammad, a follower of the
Nation of Islam led by Louis
Farrakhan. Congress rarely re-
pudiates a public individual.
While the resolution passed,
the vote was not unanimous.
Thirty-four House members —
three who are Jewish — voted
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against condemning the speech,
while 29 House members —
three who represent districts in
Michigan — abstained.
The local lawmakers were:
David Bonior, D-Mount
Clemens; Barbara-Rose Collins,
D-Detroit; and William D. Ford,
D-Ypsilanti. Freshman De-
mocrats Bob Filner and Dan
Hamburg, both of California,
and Bernard Sanders, a Ver-
mont independent, were the
three Jewish members voting
against it.
Their reasoning: the First
Amendment right to free
speech.
"As a Jew and civil rights ac-
tivist, I was sickened at the re-
marks of Khalid Abdul
Muhammad," Rep. Filner said
during debate on the House
floor. "But as a member of the
U.S. Congress, I cannot in good
conscience vote for an official
congressional joint resolution
restricting Mr. Muhammad's
freedom of speech. As a body of
government, we must uphold
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the rights of all individuals,
whether or not we agree with
their stated beliefs."
While the rationales behind.
the votes generally were the
same, those who were Jewish
and voted "no" said voting "pre-
sent" was not an appropriate
way to indicate their belief that
the action taken by Congress
abridged free speech. Absten-
tions were more of a protest
vote, some said.
"There are two principles to
fight for in this instance: pre-
serving the right to free speech
and condemning the remarks
of Mr. Muhammad. For me,
voting 'present' was the only
way not to violate either prin-
ciple," Rep. Bonior said.
State Representative
J
oe Patt, a 20-year-old Yale
University senior and
Bloomfield Township na-
tive, hopes to make the
transition from campus life to
a Democratic member of the
Michigan House of Represen-
tatives.
So far, he is the youngest de-
clared candidate in the upcom-
ing state elections. When Gov.
John Engler was 21, he was the
youngest elected member of the
Legislature in recent history.
Mr. Patt, who is uncontested
in the primary, will face off
against John Jamian, a Re-
publican incumbent from the
40th District, who has been in
office since 1991. The '40th
covers Birmingham, Bloomfield
Hills, Southfield Township and
Sylvan Lake.
Mr. Patt decided to enter the
race in December because he is
alarmed by the direction the
Legislature is taking on educa-
tion, the main thrust of his plat,
form. He describes himself as
pro-choice and wants to see
violent criminals serve out their
prison terms.
"School districts will be fi-
nancially harmed in the future,"
said Mr. Patt, who stays in-
formed about local issues at
Yale by reading a handful of
Michigan papers. "Now is an
appropriate time for me to run
because a new system has been
established and the direction
education is taring in the future
is very important."
Two weeks ago, he kicked off
his campaign with a fund-rais-
er that generated $2,800. Al-
though Mr. Patt would like to
raise as much money as possi-
ble, he knows he will not have
a budget large enough to fi-
nance television or radio ads.