http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php The campaign to remove Rep. Howard Coble from his Subcommittee position en-us http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php The campaign to remove Rep. Howard Coble from his Subcommittee position http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P75 Coble, a Greensboro Republican, made international headlines a month ago for suggesting that the internment of Japanese-Americans was justified during World War II for their own safety. Edwards spoke on the controversy for the first time this week, suggesting that Coble's remarks were ill-informed and divisive. http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P76 By JOHN WAGNER, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON -- At the rate they're demanding apologies from one another, lawmakers from North Carolina appear at risk of becoming a "sorry" delegation. Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. John Edwards, a Democrat, rapped U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, a Greensboro Republican, for making "ill-informed" and "divisive" remarks supporting the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. "He was wrong, and he ought... http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P74 Edwards, a Democratic presidential candidate from North Carolina, said Tuesday in a written statement Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Howard Coble's remarks were "divisive" and "ill-informed." "Someone who thinks it was OK for the United States to put innocent Americans behind barbed wire fences in 1942 should not make decisions about how to protect Americans in 2003," Edwards said in a written statement issued in response to a media inquiry. It was his first... http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P73 "As our country is engaged in a war against terrorism, and is on the brink of a war against Iraq, respect for civil liberties is crucial to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past,'' the groups said in a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Judiciary Committee chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. "To demonstrate that you have learned from the Trent Lott experience and the importance of getting history right, we ask you to repudiate Congressman... http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P68 HONOLULU, Hawaii (February 24, 2003) -- The following statement may be attributed to Dalton Tanonaka, president of the Pacific Basin Economic Council based in Honolulu, and former Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Hawaii in 2002: "The reaction to the statements of Rep. Howard Coble should be a no-brainer regardless of political affiliation. "Wrong is wrong, no matter which party label you wear. And the North Carolina congressman's public uttering that the World... http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P66 Dear Friend: Thank you for contacting my office to express your outrage over the unaccceptable and disparaging remarks about Japanese Americans and Arab Americans that were recently made by Representative Howard Coble (R-NC). I appreciate your contacting me on this subject, and I agree with you. There is no room in the United States, let alone the Congress, for remarks that promote discrimination and the use of stereotypes. Most Americans recognize and agree that the internment... http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P65 WASHINGTON, DC -- The Democratic National Committee (DNC), during its 2003 Winter Meeting passed a resolution calling on Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC) to resign as chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security for his remarks in agreement with the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. "Our homeland security is of utmost importance to all Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike; this is a time for effective... http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P64 To try and better coordinate the multiple online petition efforts out there, 80-20 and Yellowworld.org have agreed to share reciprocal links to each other's respective petition. Upon signing the petition at http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/signup.php, the redirect page will include a link to 80-20's own petition sign-up page. http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P71 GOOD EVENING, students. Welcome to another class meeting at the Trent Lott School of History. It looks like we have a new student. Will you tell us your name? "Coble." And do you have a first name? "Howard. Howard Coble." What kind of work do you do, Mr. Coble? http://removecoble.yellowworld.org/weblog.php?id=P63 Internment camps weren't for protection ROY HIROFUMI SAIGO Knight Ridder/Tribune Earlier this month, Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., made a grossly offensive statement. He said that the World War II internment camps for Japanese Americans were justified because people of Japanese descent were "an endangered species" who needed protection. I was in one of those concentration camps between the ages of 2 and 5, along with my parents, my siblings and 120,000 others who looked like us.