U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick wants America to ''wake up'' and stop allowing terrorism to proliferate - and if that means revoking the passport of a former U.S. president or examining the preaching of prison chaplains, that's what she's prepared to do.
The Republican from Charlotte, N.C., on Friday released a list of 10 items she hopes will help peel back the layers on how radical elements of Islam might be infiltrating the military, school rooms and other elements of society. She also wants to stop the government from supporting terrorist organizations through financial investments, visa programs and military sales.
Earlier this week, she called for President Jimmy Carter's passport to be revoked because he met with Hamas, a Palestinian group that the U.S. government says supports terrorism.
''His actions reward terrorists, lend support and provide legitimacy to their belief that violence will eventually get them what they want,'' Myrick said. The co-founder of the House anti-terrorism caucus has spent an increasing amount of time trying to tackle what she views as threats posed at home by extremists, an issue that fuels her commitment to deporting illegal immigrants, which remains a priority.
One of the candidates who is trying to prevent her re-election this year, Democrat Harry Taylor of Charlotte, N.C., has questioned her priorities and said she has spent too little time fixing the health care system, solving 
So, a Democrat is trying to downplay the seriousness of the threat of terrorism? Well color me shocked!
Myrick acknowledged that her 10-point plan, dubbed ''Wake Up America,'' might hit stumbling blocks in Washington. But she thinks it's time to start demanding answers. She said she was releasing her agenda now after carefully researching which issues had the potential for solutions.
''We put this together really to try to get a dialogue going,'' she said. ''It's a beginning point.''
Among her goals is to investigate Muslim military and prison chaplains who were approved by a man now in prison for funding terrorism, and examine the non-profit status of an organization partially funded by Saudis.
That group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, says her assumptions are wrong and agendas like hers move Muslim bashing into the mainstream.
''It sounds like your usual laundry list of talking points you can see on anti-Muslim hate sites on the Internet,'' said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group. Though she's steadfast, Myrick has said in the past that she understands some folks might view her concerns that terrorists are infiltrating the United States as over the top, but she bases her work on research and the advice of experts.
Why has there been "stumbling blocks"? Well, first off, Democrats are spineless against threats like terrorism, so there's that. Then you have them and other politicians scare shitless over being politically correct, even in the face of a direct, deadly threat.
Those are two very powerful arguments to this problem.
But of course, this guy Ibrahim seems to think it's all "anti-Muslim".
Ok then, tell me where any of these points are "anti-Muslim"
1. Investigate all military chaplains endorsed by Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was imprisoned for funding a terrorist organization.
2. Investigate all prison chaplains endorsed by Alamoudi.
3. Investigate the selection process of Arabic translators working for the Pentagon and the FBI.
4. Examine the non-profit status of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
5. Make it an act of sedition or solicitation of treason to preach or publish materials that call for the deaths of Americans.
6. Audit sovereign wealth funds in the United States.
7. Cancel scholarship student visa program with Saudi Arabia until they reform their text books, which she claims preach hatred and violence against non-Muslims.
8. Restrict religious visas for imams who come from countries that don't allow reciprocal visits by non-Muslim clergy.
9. Cancel contracts to train Saudi police and security in U.S. counterterrorism tactics.
10. Block the sale of sensitive military munitions to Saudi Arabia.
Anyone? That's right, we're talking about rooting out terrorist sympathizers and their financiers, and not ONE of the above mentioned points is "anti-Muslim" in the least. The only time that people decry things like this is when they have something to hide. Cockroaches scatter when the light is turned on.
Sue may not be a looker, but she's a smart person, and I find that to be a rare thing in politics.
Travis
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