-Caveat Lector-
54 Socialists are in the United States Congress
By Chuck Morse
This
Republic honors the right to free speech, expression, and association. These
rights, the hallmark of a free society, are protected through time honored
Constitutional guarantees. An American citizen is free, for example, to be a
Socialist, a Communist, a Nazi, a member of the KKK, or a member of any group,
as long as he obeys the law and doesn't act in a manner that would threaten the
freedom, safety, and liberty of his fellow citizens. This principle is the
foundation as well as the price of freedom.
Congressmen, however, swear on a Bible to preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. They are elected and
compensated to fulfill that sacred oath both in letter and in spirit.
Affiliation, therefore, with an organization that advocates a political system
that blatantly contradicts the Constitution, while not illegal per se, has the
effect of eroding faith and trust in our government, society, and the rule of
law. A Congressmen who affiliates with an International Socialist organization
is really no different, in this regard, than a Congressmen who, theoretically,
would join an organization that advocates a Monarchy, or a government based on
laws of racial supremacy. The Democratic Socialists of America, the organization
in question, advocates an authoritarian political system that is antithetical to
American Constitutional principals. This poses a major contradiction for an
elected Congressmen who also happens to be a member of such an organization.
There are, presently, 54 Congressmen who are
members of the Democratic Socialists of America which bills itself as the
largest organization in America to be affiliated with the Socialist
International. These Congressmen represent the extreme political left of the
Democratic Party. This is, lets be clear, not comparable to participation in the
old left, Stalinist apparatus which, during the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Administration in the 1930's and 1940's, set up secret Communist cells who were
spying for the Kremlin. A Congressman who is a member of an organization like
the DSA has, again, done nothing illegal per se. However, he nonetheless signs
onto, witting or otherwise, a political philosophy and methodology that is
un-Constitutional and, therefore, un-American. While the purpose of this article
is not to impugn the patriotism of these Congressmen, and while they, no doubt,
sincerely believe that their international authoritarian faith is pro-American,
they, nonetheless, should be identified and their record and actions studied and
scrutinized. Following is a list of Congressmen who are presently members of the
Democratic Socialists of America:
Bernard Sanders-VT, Chair, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cynthia A.
McKinney-GA, Co-Chair, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter
DeFazio-OR, Co-Chair, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maurice
Hinchey-NY,Co-Chair, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Major
Owens-NY.Co-Chair, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nydia M. Velazquez-NY, http://www.house.gov/velazquez/
Lane Evans-IL, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maxine
Waters-CA, http://www.house.gov/waters/ Earl
Hilliard-AL, http://www.house.gov/hilliard/ Eni
Faleomavaega-AL, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ed
Pastor-AZ, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lynn C. Woolsey-CA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] George
Miller-CA, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nancy Pelosi-CA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fortney "Pete"
Stark-CA, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Henry A. Waxman-CA, http://www.house.gov/waxman/ Xavier
Becerra-CA, http://www.house.gov/becerra/
Julian C. Dixon-CA, http://congress.org/congdir.html
Esteban Edward Torres-CA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] George E.
Brown-CA, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Filner-CA, http://www.house.gov/filner/ Diane
DeGette-CO, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Corrine Brown-FL, http://www.house.gov/corrinebrown/
Carrie P. Meek-FL, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alcee L.
Hastings-FL, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
John Lewis-GA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Neil
Abercrombie-HI, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Patsy Mink-HI, http://www.house.gov/mink/ Luis
Gutierrez-IL, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Danny Davis-IL, http://www.house.gov/davis/ Julia
Carson-IN, [EMAIL PROTECTED] John
Olver-MA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim
McGovern-MA, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Barney Frank-MA, http://www.house.gov/frank/ John
Tierney-MA, http://www.house.gov/tierney/ David
Bonior-MI, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lynn N. Rivers-MI, [EMAIL PROTECTED] John
Conyers-MI, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bennie G. Thompson-MS, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Melvin L. Watt-NC, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Donald Payne-NJ,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jerrold Nadler-NY, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charles Rangel-NY,
http://www.house.gov/rangel/ Jose
E. Serrano-NY, [EMAIL PROTECTED] John
LaFalce-NY, http://www.house.gov/lafalce/ Marcy
Kaptur-OH, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dennis
Kucinich-OH, http://www.house.gov/kucinich/flash1.htm
Stephanie-Tubbs-Jones-OH, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sherrod Brown-OH, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Elizabeth
Furse-OR, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
