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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKeith Ellison, First Muslim Congressman, Carries Clock In Solidarity With Ahmed
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/keith-ellison-carries-clock-ahmed-mohamed_55f9e9a4e4b00310edf5ae14Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim member of Congress, began carrying a clock around Capitol Hill on Wednesday to show support for the ninth-grader whose homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb earlier this week.
Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy, was arrested and taken to juvenile detention on Monday after showing the clock he'd built at home to a teacher in his Irving, Texas, school. The teacher said the device looked like a bomb, and later in the day, Ahmed was threatened with expulsion before being arrested.
"Discriminatory profiling doesnt have a place in our country. Ahmed is working hard and being creative. Its a shame that a boy is faced with such injustice in America," Ellison said in a statement to The Huffington Post. "Im proud to stand with him and carry a clock around with me today."
In a clear expression of support for Ahmed, Ellison placed a clock on top of a podium while he spoke about climate change at a Congressional Black Caucus conference. The clock traveled everywhere with Ellison, including onto the House floor during an evening vote, his staff said.
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Keith Ellison, First Muslim Congressman, Carries Clock In Solidarity With Ahmed (Original Post)
deminks
Sep 2015
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,267 posts)1. My Congressman!
DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)2. wish he was mine. i have
no one who represents me.
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)4. I have a lot of respect for Congressman Keith Ellison.
glinda
(14,807 posts)6. He is from my State and I donate to him when I can. Total respect.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)7. Mine too!!!
Proud of Keith.
Dems to Win
(2,161 posts)3. Rep Ellison is high on my list to be Bernie's VP
Happy to see all the solidarity with the teenage inventor
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)8. Could the GOP handle that?
Think of all the bodily fluid clean up that would needed as conservative brains collectively exploded at a Jewish Democratic Socialist President, combined with a Muslim VP....
Would be quite messy...
nilram
(2,879 posts)10. Millions would choke on their bran muffins over the morning paper
Gothmog
(143,998 posts)9. Good for congressman ellison