Charleston Inspires Call For Senate Hearing On Domestic Terrorism

A handful of Senate Democrats are pushing for hearings on domestic terrorism following last month’s shooting at an African-American church in Charleston, S.C.

“We urge you to hold hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the threat posed by domestic terrorism and homegrown hate groups. In passato, mass violence in our country has been explained away as an act of insanity to be treated as a mental health issue. What we saw in South Carolina is about hate, and it is about evil,” the six senators wrote to Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-IA). The group of senators include Patrick Leahy (VT), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee; Dick Durbin (IL); Richard Blumenthal (CT); Dianne Feinstein (CA); Chris Coons (DE) and Al Franken (MN).

Sito: thinkprogress.org