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State Sen. Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) has sided with Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in arguing that Colorado should still welcome Syrian refugees to the state, despite calls by some state lawmakers to ban them from coming here.
Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s Bente Birkeland reports:
Republican State Sen. Larry Crowder of Alamosa says Colorado and the country should not change the refugee resettlement program in the wake of the Paris attacks.
He was one of 10 Republicans not to sign the letter [asking Gov. John Hickenlooper to block Syrian refugees from coming to the state]. He says politicians are reacting with fear.
“When you talk about people who drop everything that they had and run for their lives, what we need to do is start realizing what our responsibility as a world citizen is,” [said Crowder].
Birkeland mentioned that Hickenlooper supports the existing two-year vetting process for Syrian refugees.
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Good on him.
Every single refugee-hating so-called religious conservative needs to turn in their Christianity membership for their fhating or at best uncaring attitude.
Bravo, Senator Crowder. You're a good guy – I don't care what they say about you.
So common decency and humanity isn't completely dead among Republican pols after all. Or, as Dio’s good friend Modster would say, he must be insane.
"so common decency and humanity isn't completely dead…….." That's what I keep telling you. Just because someone is Republican doesn’t mean they’re completely bad or off-the-wall. I suggest not using Moderatus or Andrew as “models” for Republicans. I don't quickly recall the bill number. But back in May, Senator Crowder broke with the caucus on the Senate floor and provided the decisive vote to kill one of the federal land takeover bills.
For those interested in how Republicans vote on the environment, check out Conservation Colorado's legislative scorecard. C.H.B.
You must admit it's getting harder and harder to find among Republican pols and I did specify pols, not all registered Republicans. Just look at what comes out of Republican majority legislative bodies at every level, what comes from the majority of Republican governors, presidential candidates (especially the top polling ones) and tell me that it’s not getting harder and harder to find.
It looks to me like he's setting them an example. Maybe he remembers that it was a Republican President who pulled out the Jenga block that destabilized the Middle East to begin with.