Posted on 09/07/2002 4:39:09 AM PDT by brityank
59 Socialists in Congress 2002
By Chuck Morse
Published 09. 6. 02 at 20:00 Sierra Time
On the extreme left wing of the Democratic Party, The Progressive Caucus is affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America, which, in turn, is the American affiliate of the Socialist International. Congressional Caucus members, I would contend, should actually be called Socialists rather than Democrats. Unlike their European counterparts, these homegrown American Socialist Congressmen try to refrain from showing their true authoritarian colors. Such displays would be too risky in an America that is still steeped in traditional freedoms. There are still enough of us out here who would boot them out of office if they revealed too much of their true stripe.
Socialists, like Communists, Nazis, Klansmen, or other political groups, rightfully enjoy the same constitutional protections as the rest of us. Unlike their more radical aforementioned counterparts however, the socialists believe in changing the system by "boring from within" rather than through illegal violence and sedition. As such, they prefer legislation, often filled with deceptive legalese and passed through Congress by duplicitous means, as their choice of arms in their quest toward revolutionary goals. Socialists are gradualists rather than extremists. They are slowly chipping away at our G-d given rights.
Freedom loving Americans would be well advised to keep a close eye on socialist Congressmen. While they may talk like the rest of us, especially when sojourning in their respective districts, they operate from a different paradigm. If they decide to support a war against Iraq, for example, or any other intervention overseas, their motives would more likely be based on an agenda that seeks to entangle the US in a new world order than in protecting the interests of sovereign America.
As a matter of principle and as an article of faith, socialists support a socialist world government as an ultimate goal. The method they employ is the gradual transfer of constitutional responsibilities from elected American legislatures to international agencies accountable to no one. Socialists are apt to support such things as international standing armies, an international tax, the transfer of American capital to third world dictators, and the surrender of congressional responsibilities to the UN, the WTO, the IMF, UNESCO and now the International Criminal Court. Whenever communistic protocols emerge out of a UN sponsored conference, as is always the case, and whenever such un-American protocols are rejected by a still largely patriotic Congress, the socialist congressmen and their allies will more than likely try to foist the protocol on the American people through a back door.
Socialists believe in sovereignty eroding entanglements abroad and big-state socialism at home. They support high taxes on working people with the money transferred to bureaucracies staffed by their friends. They support a welfare state that oppresses poor people, especially minorities, who then become their constituents. They support left-wing judges who are willing to subvert the democratic power of Congress by making laws from the bench. While they support mandatory public education, mandatory labor unions, mandatory racial quotas, land-grabbing environmental regulation, and thought control in the form of hate speech legislation, they turn around and become downright libertarian when it comes to pornography, abortion, sex, drugs, homosexuality, and other agendas that debauch the citizenry.
Following is the Sept. 2002 membership list of the Progressive Caucus:
Neil Abercrombie Hawaii
Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin
Xavier Becerra California
David Bonior Michigan
Corrine Brown Florida
Sherron Brown Ohio
Michael Capuano Mass.
Julia Carson Indiana
William "Lacy" Clay Missouri
John Conyers Michigan
Danny Davis Illinois
Peter DeFazio Oregon
Rosa DeLauro Conn.
Lane Evans Illinois
Eni Faleomavaega Am Samoa
Sam Farr California
Chaka Fattah Penn.
Bob Filner California
Barney Frank Mass.
Luis Gutierrez Illinois
Earl Hilliard Alabama
Maurice Hinchey New York
Jesse Jackson Jr. Illinois
Sheila Jackson-Lee Texas
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Ohio
Marcy Kaptur Ohio
Dennis Kucinich Ohio
Tom Lantos California
Barbara Lee California
John Lewis Georgia
Jim McDermott Washington
James P. McGovern Mass.
Cynthia McKinney Georgia
Carrie Meek Florida
George Miller California
Patsy Mink Hawaii
Jerry Nadler New York
Eleanor Holmes Norton D.C.
John Olver Mass.
Major Owens New York
Ed Pastor Arizona
Donald Payne New Jersey
Nancy Pelosi California
Bobby Rush Illinois
Bernie Sanders Vermont
Jan Schakowsky Illinois
Jose Serrano New York
Hilda Solis California
Pete Stark California
Bennie Thompson Miss.
John Tierney Mass.
Tom Udall New Mexico
Nydia Velazquez New York
Maxine Waters California
Diane Watson California
Mel Watt North Carolina
Henry Waxman California
Paul Wellstone Minnesota
Lynn Woolsey - California
© 2002 SierraTimes.com (unless otherwise noted)
Get to know them. These are the enemy.
Yep! Right here:
Members of the Progressive Caucus
The way they have it set up is you really have to drill for it. You can't get to it by "wanting" to find the information. It's almost like a secret knock on the door kind of thing or you wander across it by dumb luck. I guess they figure if you're reading the site that intensively, you are truly interested in socialism anyway. But obviously, this is like a dirty little secret.
What's interesting is how many of the Progressive Caucus members actually admit they are members of the Progressive Caucus on their Congressional Websites- or better said how FEW. I looked at all of them a while back. Only ten percent of them list the fact that they are members of a socialist org. Hmmmm. Why is that? Some even listed every obscure caucus they had ever been part of from the time they were in college seemingly but glossed over the fact that they are Progressive Caucus members. They know, that's why- they know the American people wouldn't stand for this crap if they knew they were socialists.
But hallelujah! we are scratching some names from that list this election. If enough people spread this info, we might can scratch a few more like Wellstone off. Spread the word.
5.56mm
Link to Earl Hilliard's top contributors: http://www.opensecrets.org/2000elect/dist_contrib/AL07.htm
If you are a NRA member- call them and protest.
This is why socialism or communism can never work in the real world.. Human nature dictates that those in power accept perks, they use their power to enrich themselves and their friends and families. This creates an "elite" class that was so accurately portrayed as "pigs" in the Orwell novel "Animal Farm."
In a free capitalist society, this elitist enrichment also occurs, but at least the people are free to pursue their own best interests instead of having that interest subjugated to the state and ultimately the elite who control it.
Can you list 59 House members that are not socialists?
Can you list 29?
Thanks for the reminder of just WHO and WHAT we are up against.
Thank God the Clintons and Reno did not get away cleanly with that one! (You can tell that Clinton felt the heat he started those Sunday church-step photo-ops with the huge bible and the MRS in tow significantly, Chelsea was never there because she might have been influenced by the service.) Had no stink been raised about Mt. Carmel, theyd have tried the same with other organized churches.
Someone asked Carrie Meek of FL a similar question in public during the Gore-Bush quagmire, and she became very irate, and said the person had no right to ask her that question because she was an important Congressman.
Something along the lines of "Who are you to ask me that question? I don't have to answer that question. You're nobody."
Here is a handy dandy list of socialist organizations. Every socialist organization you ever heard of (and some you haven't) are listed here. Check out the 21st Century Democrats link. They have a list of candidates that they support. That should give you a start.
Perhaps our efforts are beginning to show some reward!
Keep posting it until there are 0 names on the list I say!
http://www.anticommunism.org/pyramid2.html
SENATOR ISELIN There are exactly... fifty-seven card-carrying members of the Communist party in the Department of Defense at this time!That statement hasn't been updated since 1962. Does anyone have the latest figure?
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