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The Georgetown Voice - February 14, 2008
Rep. Ellison encourages involvement
by Maddie Donnelly
“I have one thing to tell you. Everything I say after this one thing is an elaboration on that one thing. Just one thing: the time is now,” Keith Ellison, the Democratic Congressman from Minnesota’s 5th district, told a diverse audience at Georgetown Law School’s Gewirz Student Center on Tuesday night. Ellison’s discussion about bringing change to American politics, titled “Our Time has Come,” was organized by several law center groups.
Ellison, the first and only Islamic Congressman to date, throughout his speech said that Americans must learn to overcome the fear, selfishness and division that he believes have prevented solidarity among Americans and between America and the world at large.
Ellison discussed several political issues, including immigration, universal healthcare, the war in Iraq, the budget deficit, criminal justice systems and the environment.
Ellison called the audience of law students the most important people in D.C., and encouraged them to remedy the current state of American politics by promoting social justice through pro bono work and promoting interfaith dialogue….
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