Brad Sherman: Difference between revisions

Brad Sherman is a Democratic congressman from Sherman Oaks. Sherman is Jewish and an ardent supporter of Jewish causes.<ref name="jewishjournalnews">{{REFnews

}}</ref> In 2011, Sherman introduced the so-called "[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h2400: Religious and Parental Rights Defense Act of 2011]" (H.R. 2400) in the House of Representatives, the first pro-circumcision bill in the history of the United States of America.<ref name="shermans bill">{{REFweb

}}</ref> He also encouraged a former employee of his, California State Assemblyman [[Mike Gatto]], to introduce a similar bill in the state of California.<ref>{{REFnews

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== Hypocrisy ==

The slogan on Sherman's webpage states that he's "Serving the San Fernando Valley" (of Southern California).<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> It should be noted that the circumcision rate is very low (below 20%) in the San Fernando Valley, and therefore Sherman is not representing his district.

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=== Lies ===

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}}</ref> At AIDS 2010, Vienna, the CDC had announced that the circumcision rate dropped to 32.5% in 2009.<ref>{{REFnews

}}</ref> Either Congressman Brad Sherman is out of touch with reality, or he is being willfully ignorant to the facts.

Sherman said he did not consult the text of the Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 1995 in composing the bill he will put forth in Congress.<ref name="jewishjournalnews"/> When asked about the similarities between male and female circumcision, and the 1996 ban on female circumcision, Sherman said:

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Female circumcision (ritual nicking) is less harmful and less invasive than male circumcision, yet has been illegal since 1996.<ref>{{REFnews

}}</ref> Apparently, Sherman doesn't think boys deserve the same kind of legal protection from harm that girls deserve.

===Impending Fight Over a Congressional Seat===

Initial statewide redistricting plans show Sherman's district being consolidated with Rep. Howard Berman's, D-Los Angeles  district, which means an impending fight over one congressional seat.<ref>{{REFnews

}}</ref> Both men are Jewish, as is an important chunk of the proposed constituency. It is speculated that, in addition to his Jewish convictions, Sherman may have introduced the bill to gain popularity.<ref>{{REFnews

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[...]  there are a lot of Christians, too, who believe that circumcision dates back to the origins of our faith.

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