(Jewish Group) Why This libertarian-Palestinian-American Congressman Voted Against a Federal anti-Se
Why This libertarian-Palestinian-American Congressman Voted Against a Federal anti-Semitism Monitor
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Chris Smith, the New Jersey Republican who is trying to push through a bill that would enhance the role of the anti-Semitism monitor, put out a news release minutes after it passed the U.S. House of Representatives and noted it was approved “overwhelmingly.”
Legislators love to describe support for their bills as “overwhelming,” but the word they love even more is “unanimous.” Only one vote kept Smith from tasting that victory, and it was by a fellow Republican: Justin Amash of Michigan.
Why was Amash, a traditionalist Christian libertarian and Palestinian American, opposed to the bill, which would set a 90-day deadline for President Donald Trump to fill a position left empty since the start of his term? JTA asked his office, as well as Amash directly on Twitter, and he was not forthcoming.
Amash is otherwise voluble on how and why he votes. Here’s a look at his record.
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