Kansas lawmaker says he didn't mean to offend anyone
The Kansas Democratic Party requested Thursday that a Kansas House Republican retract his statements suggesting that Muslims can't be considered good Americans.
Rep. Joe Seiwert, a Pretty Prairie Republican re-elected this month to another two-year term, sent an e-mail recently to about 40 people indicating Muslims couldn't be considered U.S. patriots because they owed their allegiance to Islam.
He also said during an interview with The Hutchinson News that he stood by his belief regarding the loyalty of Muslims.
When asked about the Muslims living in Reno County, Seiwert said: "Sure, there's murderers. There's tax evasion people. There's all kinds of people" living in his district.
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