Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) urges politicians and political groups to refrain from their plethora of political comments about the ongoing terrorist investigation of the San Bernardino attack.

In San Bernardino, California, five days ago, over 30 Americans were gunned down in broad daylight, and their Christmas party was rigged with bombs to blow up, which was intended to kill many, many more people.  There has been a lot of talk about many issues, but certainly not enough about the Americans who were killed and the many more who are still injured right now. Some people who were shot remained hospitalized Monday.  They represented African-American, Asian American, Hispanic American, white Americans, young, old, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, daughters.  They are snapshot of our American family of diversity in every way.

Like so many other attempted and completed terrorist attacks, the only reason the blood bath was not significantly worse, was because the terrorists’ bombs didn’t work.   We need sober and responsible minds to grasp the significance of this.  In the meantime, this is an ongoing federal terrorist investigation being led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  If there is anyone who should be speaking out from our government on this terrorist attack, it should be the designated agent of the FBI.  Period.

Not every politician of every party, every governor, mayor, and political activist group.  Not every political pundit.  We have had numerous political people speaking precipitously on this, both during the actual attack, immediately afterwards, and while the investigation is ongoing.  Candidly, a lot of political people from every political group have made a lot of foolish comments that at some point they are going to regret, and which certainly have been unnecessary.

As we are just finishing burying the American dead, now is not the time to “politicize” an ongoing terrorist investigation.  The political parties could be doing something constructive.  They could be planning events to help the victims.  They could be having marches and events positive to demonstrate that we will not be terrorized by ISIS in America or anywhere else.  But now is not the time for this ridiculous and shameful political in-fighting among Americans.  It is disgraceful and shameful, and dishonors the great United States of America.

Our politicians and political pundits need to shut up for a bit, while the facts on the case are actually learned.  We also would urge President Obama to use his office to provide statements, when he actually has something to say, as it is important for the public to have confidence in the federal government terrorist investigation.   A terrorist investigation is not a bully pulpit for political talk and pressure.  It is wrong and inappropriate, especially on Sunday, as Americans were grieving their lost loved ones.   The struggle against terrorists has no place as a mud-throwing political debate, when we have dead fellow American citizens who have just been buried.

Because it is the nature of people to want to “do something,” in response to the outrage, many people have issued their opinions.  We still have a free country, and we all have the right to our opinions, even the misguided, uninformed, and incorrect opinions.

But let us please remember, we still have an ongoing terrorist investigation going on.  We are learning new information, and significant new information every day.

If we really want “do something,” there are things we can do.  There are fundraising charities for the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack.  There is research and education we can do about those involved in the attacks.  There is information on different terrorist threats that we face from totally different extremists and anti-human rights groups to also be concerned about.  There are those who are speaking to reject the extremist and anti-human rights ideology of the ISIS terrorist group.  There is plenty of constructive things to do and talk about.

But we need to not lose sight that it was ISIS supporting terrorists who gunned down over 30 Americans on December 2.  Not the Democrats, not the Republicans, not the political pundits, and not lobbying groups.   The anti-human rights enemies who killed and wounded our fellow Americans were the ISIS supporting terrorists.  Let’s not forget that THEY are the enemy – not each other.

R.E.A.L. will not comment and dignify such the inappropriate and shameful political comments made during this terrorist attack and while our fellow Americans were grieving their buried loved ones, by acknowledging such political comments, during this time and during this initial terrorist investigation.  R.E.A.L. will make only one statement regarding such totally inappropriate political commentary:

Shame on you — all of you.

We too have opinions, but we would rather focus on the facts, on the investigation, and our necessary imperative to support human rights.

Most of all, we urge the real leaders of America within the human rights and the justice communities, to use their influence to promote the causes of human rights, justice, and dignity in their own ways, so that we hear of no more victims from the supporters of this anti-human rights terrorist group.

R.E.A.L. will continue our focus in defiance of the anti-human rights ISIS terrorist group, the ongoing investigation, and the shared cause of our universal human rights, which such enemies of human rights as ISIS seeks to disrupt and destroy.

We must not let them succeed.