President Barack Obama has taken a seemingly hands-off approach in dealing with the situation, which was indicated by his remarks earlier in the week in Tanzania.
However, Republican Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, put out a statement on the eve of the Fourth of July holiday to express his support for those protesting the Morsi regime in the streets of Cairo, noting the numbers are greater than his vote tallies from a year before.
“As we have seen in the news, in recent days millions of Egyptians across political and religious lines have been gathering to peacefully demonstrate their desire for a more transparent and real democracy,” Aderholt said in a statement released Wednesday morning. “It is my understanding that the people of Egypt have come together and collected more than 25 million signatures asking for a transitional democratic government. That is nearly twice the number of votes that President Morsi received when he was elected last year.”
Aderholt explained his concerns with the Morsi government and its Muslim Brotherhood roots, which he said could open up the Gaza Strip to terrorist influences.
“I am very concerned with the reports that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is resisting any attempt to move Egypt to a transitional government, and the possibility of Hamas elements being brought into Egypt from Gaza,” he continued. “That would be a cruel attack on people hungry for democracy.”
The congressman for Alabama’s 4th congressional district lobbied Morsi to adhere to the will of his people and reiterated his support.
“As we are on the eve of celebrating Independence Day here in the United States, my thoughts and prayers are with the people of Egypt,” Aderholt added. “I stand in solidarity with their desire to have a government rooted in the basic tenets of democratic representation. President Morsi would be well served to note the will of the people of Egypt and realize that this is about more than just one person or one regime, but rather about the future of the entire nation of Egypt.”
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