Saying the quiet part out loud, and just letting you know that Boebert and MTG are not the only wackos in Congress.
U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, speaking at a rally Saturday night with former President Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.”
Miller’s spokesman said the Illinois Republican had intended to say the decision was a victory for a “right to life.” The line as delivered was out of step with the disproportionate impact the repeal of abortion rights will have on women of colour.
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The rally came as some elements of the far right have pushed the “great replacement theory,” a racist ideology that alleges white people and their influence are being “replaced” by people of colour. Proponents blame both immigration as well as demographic changes, including white birth rates.
During the rally, Trump took a victory lap for the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling Friday ending the constitutional right to abortion. The three conservative justices he appointed all voted in favour.
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On January 5, 2021, two days into her House term, Miller issued a prepared speech to the conservative group Moms for America.[20][21] She quoted Adolf Hitler, saying: "Each generation has the responsibility to teach and train the next generation. You know, if we win a few elections, we're still going to be losing unless we win the hearts and minds of our children. This is the battle. Hitler was right on one thing: he said, 'Whoever has the youth has the future.'"[22][23]
A number of groups and politicians condemned the comment, criticized Miller, and urged the Republican party to do likewise. Public statements were issued by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), World Jewish Congress, and multiple lawmakers including Adam Kinzinger and Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker.[24][25][26][27][28][29] U.S. representative Jan Schakowsky, U.S. senator Tammy Duckworth, and the Illinois legislative Jewish caucus called for Miller's resignation.[30][28][25] On January 14, Schakowsky said that she would introduce a measure to censure Miller.[31] ADL midwest regional director David Goldenberg shared with Miller's office a list of 12 anti-Semitic incidents and 17 instances of white supremacist propaganda in the 15th district in 2019 and 2020 in an effort to make Miller aware of "what was going on in and around her district", he said, including information about extremist activity.[32]
On January 7, Miller's office tweeted that her remarks had been intended to compare alleged youth indoctrination efforts by "left-wing radicals" to those of Hitler, while nonetheless encouraging Republicans to aggressively appeal to the youth as a means to collective power.[21] On January 8, Miller apologized for having quoted Hitler in the message, but accused critics of twisting her words.[20][33]
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis and Mary Miller are running in the Republican primary for Illinois' 15th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. This race is one of six U.S. House incumbent-vs.-incumbent primaries occurring in 2022 as a result of congressional redistricting after the 2020 census.
Davis has represented Illinois' 13th Congressional District since 2013. Miller has represented the 15th Congressional District since 2021. According to data from Daily Kos, 28% of the new 15th District's population came from the old 13th District (represented by Davis), and 31% came from the old 15th District (represented by Miller).[3] Illinois lost one congressional district following the 2020 census.
The Herald & Review's Brenden Moore wrote, "The race has been among the most contentious incumbent-versus-incumbent primaries in the country. … Davis and Miller have traded barbs over who is the true conservative candidate in the race."[4] Heading into the primary, the race came second in total satellite spending out of all 2022 U.S. House races.[5]
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