The New Crooked Congressional Black Caucus (Greenfield)

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The New Crooked Congressional Black Caucus

Civil rights loses, corruption wins.

November 23, 2018
 
Daniel Greenfield
 
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.

In the last decade, every single House Democrat sent to prison for financial crimes was a Congressional Black Caucus member. In the last twenty years, it’s been over 80%. After the midterms, the CBC has grown past a record 50 members. But that doesn’t mean it’s getting better. Power makes it worse.

Rep. Ilhan Omar is the most famous freshman member of the CBC in the 116th Congress. The CBC’s PAC boasted that she is “the first Somali-American and first Muslim woman elected to Congress”.

She’s also the first member of Congress who had to deny being married to her brother.

As historical “firsts” go, alleged incest in the House is far more historic than being an immigrant from a failed state and then crawling into Congress on the strength of the Ellison voters in Little Mogadishu.

Omar has denied being married to her brother, even though evidence suggests that she was. A complaint was even filed accusing Omar of abusing taxpayer money to divorce her own brother.

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https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272026/new-crooked-congressional-black-caucus-daniel-greenfield

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Apparently, the CBC considers it "racist" to hold black members of Congress to the same ethical and moral standards as white ones. 

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... The Congressional Black Caucus has achieved a record number of seats so it’s a power player in the new Dem House majority. And CBC leaders are demanding a status in the Democrat leadership commensurate with their growing numbers. The Caucus forms somewhat less than a quarter of the Dem House majority and is the core of Rep. Pelosi’s support, trading backing for House leadership positions.

But the Congressional Black Caucus is rotten with everything from corruption to anti-Semitism. Its newfound power in the House will allow CBC leaders even more scope for corruption and abuse. Numerous CBC members have faced ethics investigations, three have been sent to prison in the last 5 years, and a significant number have met with Farrakhan or attended Nation of Islam events...

The CBC has topped 50 members for the first time. But that’s not a victory for civil rights. It’s the triumph of corruption.

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In the last decade, every single House Democrat sent to prison for financial crimes was a Congressional Black Caucus member.

Hmm:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes#Legislative_branch

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Thanks to Mr. Greenfield for having the courage to speak about this openly.

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The caucus describes its goals as "positively influencing the course of events pertinent to African-Americans and others of similar experience and situation"

Although the bylaws of the caucus do not make race a prerequisite for membership, former and current members of the caucus agreed that the group should remain "exclusively black".

What would happen if a white caucus was created and behaved similarly?