Petition to Remove Congressman Howard Coble

Fear can blind you. -- Vivian Low, 52, Cupertino CA

Fri March, 07 2003

The News & Observer -- Coble saga still spinning

U.S. Sen. John Kerry on Thursday criticized U.S. Rep. Richard Burr for criticizing U.S. Sen. John Edwards for criticizing U.S. Rep. Howard Coble. Struggling to keep up? Let's recap. More...

Thu March, 06 2003

The News & Observer -- Burr, Edwards spar

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. More...

Wed March, 05 2003

WRAL -- Edwards: Coble Should Resign Panel Leadership

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A North Carolina congressman's remarks supporting the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II suggest he isn't fit to lead a House subcommittee on homeland security, U.S. Sen. John Edwards said. More...

Tue March, 04 2003

Minority Caucuses Ask House to Repudiate Coble Remarks

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Three minority congressional caucuses asked House leaders Wednesday to denounce remarks by Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., defending the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus called on the leaders to repudiate the remarks "as an inaccurate, misleading and potentially damaging view of history.'' More...

Thu February, 27 2003

Republican Voice Denounces Coble's Remark

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 War II internment of Japanese-Americans was the right decision is dead wrong. More...

Wed February, 26 2003

Statement from Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9th) on Coble

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. More...

DNC Passes Resolution Calling for Coble to Resign Chairmanship

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. More...

Tue February, 25 2003

Petition Coordination with 80-20

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.

Brenda Lee (Oakland Tribune) -- Trent Lott School of History popular with Republicans

...Yes. Japanese Americans. American citizens who are Japanese. Do you want to give the question about the executive order another shot? More...

Roy Hirofumi Saigo (The Charlotte Observer) -- Rep. Coble revives bad memories

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. More...