The House voted in rare bipartisan fashion Wednesday on a bill that would restrict education funding to schools that fail to investigate or police harassment and discrimination of Jews on campus.
The bill passed 320-91, with 70 Democrats and 21 Republicans voting against the measure.
The entire Colorado delegation voted to support the legislation except for Democrat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and Republican Lauren Boebert.
That those two would agree on anything is a sure sign of the apocalypse, or like that time Hell froze over because climate change.
Boebert has made it clear she opposes the campus infiltration of protestors, but she thinks this is a free speech issue.
The rise of antisemitism in America and especially on college campuses is abhorrent and disgusting, but I will not violate my constitutional principles to vote for a bill that tramples on the First Amendment and won’t make a positive impact on this issue. pic.twitter.com/3tjQZcfxJn
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) May 1, 2024
While DeGette signaled earlier today that she’s against antisemitism, she just won’t vote that way.
America is the vibrant country it is because of its diversity and inclusion.
During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of Jewish Americans and continue our work to combat antisemitism and support unity.
— Rep. Diana DeGette (@RepDianaDeGette) May 1, 2024
Here’s what the bill will do, if it passes the Senate and Biden signs it into law:
The bill, titled the Antisemitism Awareness Act, would mandate that the Education Department adopt the broad definition of antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, an intergovernmental group, to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
The international group defines antisemitism as a “certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.” The group adds that “rhetorical and physical manifestations” of antisemitism include such things as calling for the killing or harming of Jews or holding Jews collectively responsible for actions taken by the state of Israel.