Dems push to overturn Congress headgear ban

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Didn't Ilhan Omar marry her brother?

No. She's been married twice, once to a British citizen, noe to,a guy she was engaged to previoisky but never married and fathered her children. And is not her brother.

Tlaib doesn't even wear a hijab so I don't see why this is an issue for her.

She is representing her constituents in viewing the ban as violating the First Amendment. Her Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh members of her district would be most supportive in the removal of the ban. It makes perfect sense.

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I don't know, I have very mixed feelings on this. As a Muslim myself, I personally reject the hijab and think women shouldn't wear one. I have always felt this is discriminatory.

Think of it this way, with the ban removed our Orthodox Jewish and Sikh officials now have a less harder time once they get into office.

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Why do people support this?

There's a separation of religion and state, and Congress is literally one of the 3 branches of the state. The state shouldn't have any religious stuff whatsoever. That includes Congress, the White House and the Supreme Court I guess, as well as arguably state and local governments.

And that's without analysing the potential security argument. Which I guess may or may not apply anymore but it's still there.

Our First Amendment protects religious freedom and separation of church and state. It does not , however, enforce an official Läicité policy. As long as no religious favoritisms enters legislation, personal religious traditions observed visually are protected.

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I'n amazed this hasn't been previously challenged by an observant Conservative Jew elected to Congress. Surely there've been a number?

Or is my knowledge about what Jews where headgear and when flawed?

They probably just have more respect for this country and its traditions.  This lady clearly does not.

You mean not following the Bill of Rights?