1. United States
2. Va.
3. Letter

Dear Members of Congress, This institution censured Representative Al Green for standing up — literally — against a president who is dismantling our constitutional rights. He shook his cane. He raised a sign. He was dragged from the chamber and formally rebuked. And yet: Representative Andy Ogles declared that “Muslims don’t belong in American society” and that “pluralism is a lie.” He called for a Muslim ban. He said America is “incompatible” with Islam. Representative Randy Fine wrote that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” He followed it with: “We need more Islamophobia, not less.” Senator Tommy Tuberville posted a side-by-side image of the September 11 attacks and New York City’s Muslim mayor, writing: “The enemy is inside the gates.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations recorded 8,683 anti-Muslim complaints in 2025 — the highest in nearly three decades. Words like these have consequences. They fuel harassment, violence, and the targeting of 3.5 million American citizens on the basis of their faith. Al Green was censured for conscience. Ogles, Fine, and Tuberville face nothing — while the Speaker of the House offers only that their language is “different than the language I would use.” This is not a double standard. It is a moral catastrophe. We demand that censure resolutions against Ogles and Fine be brought to a floor vote immediately, and that the Senate formally rebuke Tuberville. The First Amendment does not protect members of Congress from accountability by their peers. Use it.