Andre Carson: “I, too, obviously, rise in support of the resolution. Let me paraphrase, if you will, a commentary that appeared in the…”

“I, too, obviously, rise in support of the resolution. Let me paraphrase, if you will, a commentary that appeared in the San Antonio press. It said, ``The monster of racism is born in fear, it is fathered by hate, and mothered by ignorance. Byrd's murder is a reminder that, left unchallenged, the monster grows stronger, always ready to strike.'' It is important to note, I believe, that the last street on which James Byrd walked before he was murdered was named Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. Dr. Martin Luther King, as we all know, stood for nonviolence, and the fact that Mr. Byrd has met an untimely fate in the manner that he has drives us to renew our support of Dr. Martin Luther King's movement on nonviolence. Indeed, Jasper, Texas, does not have a monopoly on incidents of this kind. They occur too often across America. I encourage Members' support of this resolution.”