Democrats Want to Change a 181-Year-Old Rule to Allow Religious Headwear in the House

[sheshe2]

As they prepare to welcome two newly-elected Muslim women into the 116th Congress, Democrats have proposed a clarification to a 181-year-old rule banning representatives from wearing hats on the House floor.

If approved, the new rules would allow lawmakers to wear religious headwear, like hijabs and kippahs, once Democrats take control of the chamber in January.

Representative-elect Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress, wears a headscarf. She was born in Somalia and came to the United States as a refugee.

Link to tweet

The proposed rule was co-authored by current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, ranking Democrat on the Rules Committee Rep. Jim McGovern and Omar. It comes as part of the Democrats’ new House rules proposal package. The drafted changes promise to “ensure religious expression,” by “clarify[ing] in the rules that religious headwear is permitted to be worn in the House chamber.”



More:http://time.com/5458281/democrats-proposed-rule-allow-religious-headwear-house/

[JHan]

1. Incredible this is a thing, and it's just a turban.

K&R Sheshe

[sheshe2]

2. Thanks, JHan.

So much diversity came with that blue wave. We can do it again in 2020.

[demigoddess]

3. a scarf is not a hat and women have always been allowed to wear hats indoors.

[AZ8theist]

4. And with that, these idiots heads will explode:

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[sheshe2]

5. Yep. That they will!

[Volaris]

19. No, cause now they get to wear their cult-hats in the chamber lol...Wins for everyone!

[George II]

6. Decades ago they made NYC Congresswoman Bella Abzug take off her trademark hat and....

...when first elected they made Frederica Wilson remove hers, too.

Do they make men take off their cheap-ass toupees? NO!!!

[sheshe2]

8. Like Rand Paul?

[George II]

9. Bazinga!

[sheshe2]

11. That thing on his head is frightening.

Wonder if he puts curlers in it at night.

[912gdm]

28. I think its a snap-on

[Yavin4]

36. It's an endangered species. Leave it alone.

Trump wears one as well. They're trying to get them to mate and re-populate the species.

[sheshe2]

37. OMG

[SixString]

38. Hey she.

Either post your evidence to back up this innuendo or post your apology.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1034&pid=10197

sheshe2 (51,779 posts)
14. I love googling the urban dictionary.


Telling.

[keithbvadu2]

7. 181 years ago? Must have been anti-Jewish for then.

[sheshe2]

10. Most likely.

[rpannier]

33. I looked it up and it wasn't

The origins of congress wearing hats indoors dated to the British Parliament, which started wearing hats to show their independence as a body from the king.
The dispute came as one side wanted hats removed because people removed their hats when they came indoors and hats were usually removed indoors when business was being conducted. The side that wanted hats argued that their heritage came from Parliament -- which was mocked as the U.S. had no monarchy, while some argued there was no place to put their hats (the cloak room did not exist at the time).

It was a fairly heated dispute for years. The House finally purchased desks that had shelves for papers and documents and a shelf for members to store their hats

[keithbvadu2]

34. Interesting... link?

[rpannier]

35. Here's one of them

https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1800-1850/The-debate-over-the-rule-to-ban-hats-on-the-House-Floor/

[keithbvadu2]

40. Thanks.... interesting term - 'Father of the House'

Then at the end, wearing a hat as a symbol of protest.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

12. I expect to see a few red MAGA hats in the chamber.

It's an opportunity to be even more annoying.

[Fatemah2774]

13. Make it religous only

And not political.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. To Republicans, the two are indistinguishable. nt

[Iggo]

31. "Congress shall make no law..."

[TNNurse]

15. So if a nun who wears a habit and head cover were elected to Congress???

[JI7]

17. the law would be for things like that

[TNNurse]

25. But not now.

[sandensea]

16. "I told you Sharia Law was comin' Sue Ellen! Git me my AR-15, woman!"

"Well, Jethro. Which one?"

[LakeArenal]

18. Please Congress, join us in the 21st Century.

We live here. No one cares about anybody’s hat.

Let them wear MAGA. Then they can’t hide when the poopgibon hits the fan...

[msongs]

20. why grant privege to the religionists. allow all headwear. nt

[Equinox Moon]

22. Why is this a thing? It is not a burka. It is a head scarf.

Jewish people wear the yamaka and their is no rule for that.

[leftynyc]

41. Yarmulkes are not allowed either (n/t)

[Fatemah2774]

23. As discussed earlier

What if someone wore a political (MAGA) hat...so should be for religious purposes and not political grandstanding.

[not_the_one]

21. Are yarmulkes allowed?

If so.....

Personally I would prefer NO religious symbols. AT. ALL.

But we atheists try to make allowances for personal expressions, no matter how misguided.

[Igel]

24. No.

No kippahs. No hijabs. No top hats or cowboy hats. No Carmen Miranda fruit bowls. No Indian headdresses.

Toupes and wigs are in a different category. But like tables and chairs, if you try hard you can blur what's usually a pretty obvious difference.

[sheshe2]

27. The headline states that it has to do with religious head wear.

[Raine]

39. I agree

I would prefer NO religious symbols, I don't believe religion should be mixed in with politics ... total separation of church (any church) and state.

[MadDAsHell]

26. here come the MAGA hats. nt

[Red Raider 85]

29. Sheesh. They need to concentrate on important stuff, not headwear.

[MineralMan]

30. This IS Important Stuff.

She chooses to adopt a head covering because of her religious beliefs. She was elected by tho voters in Minnesota, and will be a member of the House. A stupid patriarchal rule will be changed because of her. It is a far more important thing than you realize.

[Iggo]

32. What other monumentous legislation do you think they should have come up with...

...in the two seconds it took to come up with, "Hey! Let's wear hats!"

[sl8]

42. Democratic House Rules Proposal

Democratic House Rules Proposal
Summary of proposed changes to the House Rules for the 116th Congress, presented Nov. 15, 2018.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/democratic-house-rules-proposal/2348/?tid=a_inl_manual

[HAB911]

43. OK, what about Pastafarianism?

Who will determine what is a "real" religion?!