Famous Democrat lawyer Alan Dershowitz says he’ll take drastic measures if the DNC elects Keith Ellison as their chair – he’ll leave the Democratic party.
Here’s what he wrote over at “the algemeiner,” whatever that is:
Tomorrow the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will have to choose the direction of the Democratic Party, as well as its likely composition. It will be among the most important choices the DNC has ever had to make. There has been a powerful push from the hard-left of the Democratic Party, led by senator Bernie Sanders, to elect Keith Ellison chairman. If he is elected, I will quit the party after 60 years of loyal association and voting. I will become an independent, continuing to vote for the best candidates, most of whom, I assume, will still be Democrats. But I will not contribute to the DNC or support it as an institution. My loyalty to my country and my principles and my heritage exceeds any loyalty to my party. I will urge other like-minded people – centrist liberals – to follow my lead and quit the Democratic Party if Ellison is elected Chairman. We will not be leaving the Democratic Party we have long supported. The Democratic Party will be leaving us!
This is pretty important, because Reagan said something very similar to what Dershy says here.
The Dersh then cites the many instances of anti-semitism surrounding Ellison, who is the first Muslim member of Congress:
Let me explain the reasons for this difficult decision on my part. Ellison has a long history of sordid association with anti-Semitism. He worked closely with and supported one of a handful of the most notorious and public anti-Semites in our country: The Reverend Louis Farrakhan. And he worked with Farrakhan at the very time this anti-Semite was publicly describing Judaism as a “gutter religion” and insisting that the Jews were a primary force in the African slave trade. Ellison has publicly stated that he was unaware of Farrakhan’s anti-Semitism. That is not a credible statement.
Ellison addressed the accusations during CNN’s democrat debate:
Keith Ellison responds to accusations of antisemitism cc Alan Dershowitz pic.twitter.com/oIJOow24cs
— Hussain (@Chemzes) February 24, 2017
I really wonder if Dems are willing to take the chance to improve their standings among blacks and far left progressives with Ellison, while forcing many Jews out of the party….