They keep trying. Sometimes they get away with it, occasionally they don’t. Most of the time they get their way.
The USA is already socialist.
The USA is already socialist.
Lenin said that when dealing with an enemy, stick a bayonet into him. If you hit bone, pull out and stick it in somewhere else. If you meet no resistance, keep pushing.
This is EXACTLY what the statists do on a regular basis - they try a bunch of things that wouldn't be tolerated if actually debated, but there are so many that most get through without anyone paying attention. Occassionally, they get too ballsy, get caught and have to retract their plans a bit. This clearly doesn't happen often enough, but at least we clipped their wings a bit this time.