AIW 1, protesting 'Muslim radicalization' hearings, passes

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GA delegates approved Action of Immediate Witness 1, “Protest Rep. Peter King’s Hearings on Muslim Radicalization,” Sunday morning after a lengthy debate on an amendment that would have added language about religious stereotyping. The author of that amendment withdrew it before a vote, however, and that opened the way for the vote on the whole AIW. It passed by the required two-thirds majority.