{"id":2162094,"date":"2024-01-29T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-wont-say-if-hell-vote-for-biden-nominee-linked-to-anti-israel-anti-police-groups\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T20:31:21","slug":"bob-casey-wont-say-if-hell-vote-for-biden-nominee-linked-to-anti-israel-anti-police-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-wont-say-if-hell-vote-for-biden-nominee-linked-to-anti-israel-anti-police-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Casey refuses to disclose stance on Biden nominee tied to anti-Israel, anti-police organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbob-casey-wont-say-if-hell-vote-for-biden-nominee-linked-to-anti-israel-anti-police-groups%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2162094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Bob Casey Faces Dilemma\u200d Over Biden Judicial Nominee Adeel Mangi<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Bob Casey, perhaps more \u200dthan any other senator, finds himself in a challenging position regarding the confirmation of Biden judicial nominee Adeel \u2062Mangi. The \u200bPennsylvania Democrat must decide whether to support Mangi, who has \u2063faced criticism for his involvement with anti-Israel and\u2064 anti-police organizations. However, Casey also faces the possibility of going against\u200c his party \u2064by voting against President \u2063Joe Biden&#8217;s historic nomination of the first Muslim to a federal appeals court, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>A vote in favor of Mangi could \u200bhave\u200b consequences for Casey \u200dduring a tough \u2063reelection campaign, especially since Mangi, if \u200bconfirmed, will have jurisdiction \u2064over Pennsylvania.\u2064 Dave McCormick, Casey&#8217;s Republican opponent, argues that supporting Mangi would be &#8220;a vote against Pennsylvania&#8217;s Jewish communities and hardworking law enforcement.&#8221; Pro-Israel groups \u2063and\u2064 police unions have also urged senators to reject Mangi due \u200dto his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-leonard-leos-fight-against-the-investigation-into-his-conservative-network\/\" title=\"Leonard Leo's battle against probe into his conservative network.\">left-wing affiliations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The White House is not making it easy for Casey or \u200dother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-group-was-behind-ads-aimed-at-suppressing-voter-turnout-potentially-swinging-senate-control\/\" title=\"Democrat Group Was Behind Ads Aimed At Suppressing Voter Turnout, Potentially Swinging Senate Control\">swing-state senators<\/a>. A spokesperson for President Biden\u2063 expressed pride in nominating Mangi, leaving Casey with a difficult decision to make.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversy Surrounding Mangi&#8217;s \u2063Nomination<\/h3>\n<p>Mangi&#8217;s nomination has encountered obstacles following \u2063revelations\u200c about his involvement with a think \u2062tank that accused Israel of\u2063 genocide and his participation in\u200d an event\u2064 that\u2063 hosted convicted terrorist \u200dfinanciers on the 9\/11 anniversary. The <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> reported that Mangi served \u200con the board of directors of the Rutgers Law School\u200c Center for \u200cRace, \u2064Security and Rights, a left-wing group advocating for defunding police departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He is currently on the advisory board\u2064 of a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-leftists-get-censored-by-social-media-platforms\/\" title=\"Antifa, leftists get censored by social media platforms\">left-wing organization<\/a> that advocated \u2062for the parole of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist who murdered\u2063 a Philadelphia police officer in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2062 his confirmation hearing, Mangi evaded questions about the Center for Race, Security and Rights, condemning terrorism but refraining from\u200b criticizing the \u2063center&#8217;s anti-Israel rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Casey&#8217;s \u2064Stance and Criticism<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Casey has\u200b remained silent about his position on Mangi. Neither his Senate\u2062 office nor his campaign has provided \u2063any comments or responses. This has led critics, such as Nate Sizemore, press secretary for Dave\u200b McCormick&#8217;s campaign, to accuse Casey of hiding from Pennsylvania voters and blindly supporting Biden&#8217;s radical nominees.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200c worth noting that Casey has \u200bopposed a Democratic nominee in the \u200bpast. In 2014, \u2063he \u2062voted\u200b against confirming Obama Justice Department nominee Debo Adegbile due \u2063to Adegbile&#8217;s representation of Abu-Jamal. The\u2062 Third Circuit,\u200b where Mangi would serve if confirmed, overturned Abu-Jamal&#8217;s \u200cdeath sentence in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Mangi&#8217;s Affiliations and Opposition<\/p>\n<p>Mangi \u200bhas not publicly stated his stance on the Abu-Jamal case or the issue of defunding the \u2064police. He \u200dis part of the \u2063advisory board of the Alliance of Families for Justice, which held a rally in 2021 advocating for the parole of Abu-Jamal, Mutulu Shakur, H. Rap Brown, and other convicted cop-killers.\u2063 The group referred to them as &#8220;freedom fighters&#8221;\u2064 and suggested they were targeted because of their involvement in radical black\u200b nationalist \u200borganizations like the Black Panther Party\u200c and \u2063the Black Liberation Army.<\/p>\n<p>The National Association of Police Organizations, a union representing 240,000 members, sent a letter to senators stating that Mangi&#8217;s work with the Alliance of Families for Justice \u2063is disqualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Mangi&#8217;s involvement with the Legal Aid Society of New York, where he served on the board of\u2062 directors until November 2021, is also controversial.\u200b The organization called for defunding the \u2062New York City Police Department and ICE. Additionally, they sued the city to release hundreds of inmates during the pandemic, including a career criminal charged with murdering his girlfriend and\u2062 another man charged with attempted rape \u200cshortly after his release from jail.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential consequences for\u2064 Sen. Casey&#8217;s re-election campaign if he supports \u2064Adeel Mangi&#8217;s nomination?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h3>The Dilemma for \u2062Sen. Casey<\/h3>\n<p>Sen. Bob Casey faces\u200c a difficult decision in determining whether to support \u200bAdeel Mangi&#8217;s nomination. On one hand, \u2064Casey does\u2062 not want to go against his party and the historic nomination of the first Muslim to a federal appeals court. It is an important moment for representation and\u200b diversity in the judicial system. However, on the\u2062 other hand, Casey \u200dmust weigh\u2063 the concerns raised about Mangi&#8217;s affiliations \u200bwith anti-Israel and anti-police organizations.<\/p>\n<p>As a senator\u2063 from Pennsylvania, \u200cCasey cannot ignore\u2062 the \u2063potential consequences of his decision. Supporting Mangi may have\u200b an impact on his\u2063 re-election campaign, with his \u200copponent, Dave McCormick, already\u2064 criticizing \u2062him\u200b for potentially\u2062 aligning against Pennsylvania&#8217;s Jewish communities and law enforcement. Pro-Israel groups and \u2063police unions\u200b have also urged senators to reject Mangi based on \u2063his left-wing affiliations.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063White \u2063House&#8217;s support for Mangi further complicates \u2063Casey&#8217;s dilemma. President Biden&#8217;s pride in nominating \u200bMangi sends a message that the administration \u200cstands behind him, \u2064potentially pressuring Casey to fall in line with his party&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<h3>The Controversy surrounding Mangi&#8217;s Nomination<\/h3>\n<p>Mangi&#8217;s nomination has \u200bbeen\u2064 met\u200d with controversy due to \u200chis involvement with various organizations and \u200devents. His association with \u200ba\u2063 think\u200b tank \u2063that accused Israel of genocide and his participation in an event that hosted \u2063convicted terrorist financiers on the anniversary \u2063of 9\/11 raised concerns about his views on Israel and terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Free Beacon highlighted \u200cMangi&#8217;s position on the board of directors of the Rutgers \u2062Law School Center for Race, Security and \u200dRights, an organization known for advocating the defunding \u2064of\u200b police departments and Immigration and Customs\u200b Enforcement. Additionally, Mangi currently serves \u200bon the advisory board of a \u200cleft-wing organization\u200c that \u200bpushed for the parole of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist who was \u200dconvicted of murdering a \u200cPhiladelphia police officer in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>During his confirmation hearing,\u200c Mangi avoided directly addressing questions about the Center for\u2063 Race, Security and Rights and its \u2062anti-Israel rhetoric. While he condemned terrorism generally, the lack of specific condemnation raised concerns about his\u2063 viewpoint.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200d Decision Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Sen. Bob Casey finds himself at a crossroads with significant implications. His\u2062 decision to support or oppose Adeel Mangi&#8217;s nomination\u2062 will not only shape the future of the Third U.S. Circuit\u200d Court of\u2062 Appeals \u200cbut \u2062also impact his re-election\u2063 campaign\u2062 and potential\u200b support from Pennsylvania&#8217;s Jewish communities and\u2063 law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure from both sides, alongside the White House&#8217;s support for Mangi, adds complexity to \u2062an already challenging decision. Ultimately, Casey&#8217;s choice will provide insight into\u2062 his values\u2062 and priorities as\u2062 a senator representing Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Bob Casey faces a dilemma with Biden&#8217;s nominee Adeel Mangi. Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat, must decide whether to support Mangi, who has faced criticism for his association with anti-Israel and anti-police groups. 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