59 Socialists in Congress – 2002

The Sierra Times ^ | 09. 6. 02 | Chuck Morse

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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

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[Bigun]

It would be nice to put that "caucus" out of business, one communist at a time.

Indeed!

Let’s see now. The one in the district closest to me would appear to be the illustrious Sheila Jackson LEE!

Wonder what I can do to help her out

OF WASHINGTON D.C.!

[JimSEA]

Sad to say but these are mostly "safe" districts like the one for my congress critter, DeFazio. Unless they do something extra stupid like McKinney, they will be back. I continue to vote against Old Peter but we must not forget the support of winable districts while subjecting the politics of these 59 to public view in the hope they will do a "McKinney".

[antisocial]

Why don't you post a link to this thread on the Texas forum?
I would but I am technologically challenged.

[Balding_Eagle]

Very creative.

BTW, top row, fourht from left "journalist" is ?Roberts? Married to Cokie Roberts I think.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Fzob]

Very creative.

Thanks, but it doesn't take much talent to cut and paste HTML.

[Bigun]

Will do!

[thisiskubrick]

Thanks for that list of socialist organizations.
I can't stand groups like Amnesty International - always meddling in countries like China and Burma. Or Doctors Without Borders, who cunningly donate their medical skills in impoverished countries.
Who knows what could happen if either of those groups were at all successful in their aims.
Stan Kubrick

[Flyer]

Sheila Jackson-Lee – Texas

We love ya Sheila. . . or SOMEONE does, they kept sending you back.

Sheila Jackon Lee's district is one of the poorest in Houston. Is that why she gets elected or because she gets elected?

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[JPJones]

Michael Capuano – Mass. Barney Frank – Mass. James P. McGovern – Mass. John Olver – Mass. John Tierney – Mass.

pffftttttt....

[Bigun]

Sheila Jackon Lee's district is one of the poorest in Houston. Is that why she gets elected or because she gets elected?

Couldn't tell ya but I know this:

Whatever it takes, she needs to be UNELECTED ASAP!

[jellybean]

You forgot the </sarcasm> tag.

Welcome to Free Republic.

[hosepipe]

A communist -is- a socialist, a nazi -is/was- a socialist, any democrat is a socialist overt or covert.

This a good place to insert this factoid:
There are three words NOT FOUND in the U.S. Constitution, by design, by the founding fathers.

Democrat,Democracy, and Democratic.......

And America don't know why they did that...
(a secret) because Democracy is MOB rule.

(another secret) It's not easy to take the democrat from the democratic party(RINO), it's harder still to take the democrat out of the democrat.

[Bigun]

HOSE!!!

DANG it's good to see ya!

WHERE ya been?

[Tribune7]

Note: 13 of the 59 represent represent California.

[Tribune7]

ping

[Tribune7]

Here's something for the black conservatives.

[nightdriver]

"There are still enough of us out here who would boot them out of office if they revealed too much of their true stripe."

Would were that were so. There are so many dissident non-thinkers in our country now, thanks to liberalism, that the voting public is pretty much eating out of the hands of these subversive socialists.

How else would you explain the election of BSers like the Clintons?

[adam stevens]

Congressional Caucus members, I would contend, should actually be called Socialists rather than Democrats.

What's the difference?

[Prodigal Son]

Hey that's a cool graphic display there. Nice.