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Howard Coble: Unrepentant and Seeking Reelection

In an interview last month, Congressman Coble finally poked his head out of that turtle shell he’d encased himself in and commented on the public outcry he stirred up last year after justifiying the Japanese internment during WWII, reasoning that at the time, they had posed a serious national security risk.
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Legislators Denounce Congressman Coble’s Remarks

If we were incarcerated for our safety, why were we inside the barbed wire fences, and why were the gun towers facing us?

- Rep. Mike Honda
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Petition to Remove Congressman Howard Coble

Please sign the petition to remove Howard Coble at removecoble.yellowworld.org.

Congressman Howard Coble Must Go

Congressman Howard Coble’s justification last week of the Japanese American internment in 1942 is a stark reminder of the kind of fear and hysteria so pervasive during times of war — fear and hysteria, that, when left unchecked, can undo the sober lessons of history and stain our nobility today.

Last Tuesday, the Congressman from North Carolina made his remarks during a radio call-in program when a listener suggested that, in light of our national security concerns, Arab Americans should also be interned.
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