Fourteen California state senators from up and down the state voted against a resolution condemning President Trump’s controversial ban on travel from 7 predominantly Muslim countries.
The bill, SR-16, was introduced by Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles), president pro-tem of the Senate.
Many counterterrorist experts say the bill will cause irreparable damage and will be used to recruit terrorists, making America less safe.
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Lybia, Somalia and Sudan were subjected to the temporary ban.
President Trump omitted from his ban a number of other predominantly Muslim nations where his company has done business.
This adds further illegitimacy to one of the most arbitrary executive actions in recent history.
By contrast, other neighboring Muslim countries are not on the list, even though some of their citizens pose just as great a risk — if not greater — of exporting terrorism to the United States.
Among them are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
These three countries have exported terror to the United States in the past.
They accounted for 18 of the 19 terrorists who perpetrated the Sept. 11 attack on American soil (which was directed by another Saudi, Osama Bin Laden, with the assistance of an Egyptian, Ayman al-Zawahri).
The message of the resolution was simple: “That the Senate condemns this executive order as a discriminatory overreach that illegally targets immigrants based on their national origin and religion, and urges the President of the United States to immediately rescind the executive order.”
“The Senate urges the federal Dept. of Homeland Security to comply with the federal court orders as quickly as feasible and immediately permit detained individuals to have timely access to legal counsel.”
Below is a list of the senators who voted no, with their corresponding websites.
Ted Gaines, Republican, 1st District, Northern California
Jim Neilsen, Republican, 4th District, Northern California
Tom Berryhill, Republican, 8th District, Central California
Bob Wieckowski, Democrat, 10th District, San Jose North to Castro Valley
Anthony Cannella, Republican, 12th District, Central California, east of Monterey
Andy Vidak, Republican, 14th District, Bakersfield to Fresno
Jean Fuller, Republican, 16th District, Bakersfield east
Scott Wilk, Republican, 21st District, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lancaster
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Mike Morell, Republican, 23rd District, Hemet/Big Bear Lake
Jeff Stone, Republican, 28th District, Lake Elsinore/Palm Springs
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Janet Nguyen, Republican, 34th District, Orange County
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Pat Bates, Republican, 36th District, Orange County
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Sen John Moorlach, Republican, 37th District, Orange County
Joel Andersen, Republican, 38th District, San Diego County
Hews Media Group-Community News requested comment from Mr. Moorlach and Ms. Nguyen. Neither responded.
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