- In Total, Almost Half of the Newly Elected Congressional Representatives Are Not White Men.
- Those Changes Come Almost Entirely From Democrats; Republican Members-Elect Are All White Men Except for One Woman.
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- LGBT breakthroughs include Democrat members-elect Sharice Davids (D.-Kan.), the first LGBT Kansan elected to Congress, and Kyrsten Sinema (D.-Ariz.), the first openly bisexual person ever elected to the U.S. Senate.
- The first Muslim women were elected to the House: Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.), a Somali-American, and Rashida Tlaib (D.-Mich.), a Palestinian-American.
- Two new Native American women were elected to the House: Deb Haaland (D.-N.M.) and Sharice Davids (D.-Kan.).
- Ayanna Pressley (D.-Mass.) is the first black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts.
- Sylvia Garcia (D.-Tex.) is the first Latina to represent Texas in the House.
The Democratic Party is starting to actually like America. The GOP, not so much — in fact, not at all.
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Nothing significant will change as long as Nancy Pelosi remains the House Speaker. At least, nothing will change right away.
Nonetheless there are signs of gradual change.
Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.), a Somali-American, and Rashida Tlaib (D.-Mich.), a Palestinian-American, are the first Muslim women elected to the House.
Since the election, both women have publicly announced their support of the BDS movement against Israeli atrocities.
Dun-Dun-DUNNNN!!!!
Jewish supremacists are having fits.
Changes caused by demographics are glacial but irresistible.
And speaking of supporting BDS, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act has not yet passed Congress. The Senate version (S. 720) was introduced by Sen Ben Cardin (D-MD) (Jew).
The House version (H.R. 1697) was introduced by Peter Roskam (R-IL) who lost his seat in the election of 6 Nov 2018.
The bill would make it a federal crime to support BDS, with penalties up to 20 years in prison, plus a fine of up to $1 million.
If the bill does not pass by the time the current Congress ends (3 Jan 2019) it will be torn up.
Jewish supremacists will then have to submit it anew.
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