192 House Dems refuse to disavow socialism in telling vote ahead of midterms: Insidious movement

Almost every House Democrats Tuesday voted against a congressional resolution disavowing socialism and calling for the enactment of President Trump’s election security bill.The non-binding resolution, introduced by Rep.Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), asked lawmakers to condemn and denounce “socialism in all its forms,” including the increasingly influential Democratic Socialists of America movement, and oppose the implementation of socialist policies in the US. The resolution passed in 220-192 vote, with 192 Democrats opposing the measure.  Eight Democrats voted with all Republicans in support of the resolution: Reps.

Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Darren Soto (D-Fla.), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), Don Davis (D-NC) and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM).Two Democrats voted present: Reps.

Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH).“The DSA candidate platform stands in direct contrast to our republic,” Crank charged ahead of the vote.

“Getting rid of the United States Senate, open borders, defunding the police, allowing non-citizens to vote in federal elections – those aren’t consistent with our Constitution. “DSA is an insidious movement within the Democratic Party.” Rep.Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) explained how communism in Cuba “destroyed” her mother’s family, stripping her mother of her home, her grandfather of his small business, and causing “my family to break up and never see each other again.” “That is what they’re refusing to condemn today,” Malliotakis said, slamming Democrats. “Let’s be clear that socialism is communism lite.

Socialism is the first step to communism.And if anybody doubts what I’m saying, just listen to Vladimir Lenin,” she added.  Since Zohran Mamdani’s breakthrough victory in the New York City mayoral contest last year, nearly 300 DSA-backed candidates have run for office in local, state and federal elections across the co...