by Ibrahim Balkhy
For one city alderman in Wisconsin, it’s perfectly appropriate to respond to a constituent question about city transit on Election Day by asking the constituent to condemn radical Islam, Sharia law and the Islamist group Hamas.
Earlier this week, Green Bay resident Heba Mohammad emailed Alderman Chris Wery inquiring about whether he could help the city provide free transit to help voters get to the polls on Nov. 4.
“I hate to think that those who cannot afford an extra bus ticket will be unable to vote because of their income status,” Mohammad said in her email, noting that the city buses are free, among other times, on days when the Green Bay Packers play at Lambeau Field.
Wery responded that he would look into the matter, but then things took a more pointed tone. He asked if Mohammad was the founder of the Muslim Student Association at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, from which she had recently graduated.
“I just want to be assured that your group in no way promotes or defends militant Islamic ideology or Sharia law. Do you and the MSA condemn both of those as well as terrorist groups such as Hamas?” Wery said.
In her response, Mohammad confirmed that she was indeed the founder of the MSA at her alma mater, but said she didn’t understand why it was important.
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