STAND. COM. REP. 724

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.R. No. 30

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.R. No. 30 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO REVIEW THE FITNESS OF CONGRESSMAN HOWARD COBLE TO CONTINUE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request the Congressional Speaker of the House to review the fitness of Congressman Howard Coble to continue as the chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.

Testimony in support of this measure by the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Japanese American Citizens League, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee condemns remarks made by Congressman Coble during a radio call-in program where he supported the decision to incarcerate the Japanese American community during World War II. His comments were prompted by a suggestion that Arab Americans be similarly incarcerated.

 

Your Committee has amended this resolution to request that the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives educate and sensitize members of Congress on the unfortunate circumstances of the internment of civilians during World War II. Your Committee has also amended the title of this resolution to conform to the request.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 30, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 30, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair