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

© 2002 SierraTimes.com (unless otherwise noted)

[IronJack]

I'm not surpised at the number of commies from The Land of Fruits and Nuts. But look at how many come from Ohio, for pete's sake! At least Traficant was amusing; these people are just sinister.

Get to know them. These are the enemy.

[Prodigal Son]

Is there a list of these commies on the dsa website?

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.

[Prodigal Son]

BTW, I don't think the list I provided has been updated for a while. You have to access a few sources including Bernie Sander's Congressional Page to get a complete list. I got a spread sheet with them all listed along with their major donors (mostly unions or in McKinney's case "other" interests).

[M Kehoe]

Brown and Meek from Florida. One down, one to go.

5.56mm

[Alas Babylon!]

Ha! Us Alabamians got rid of Hilliard. Come January, say Buh-bye to him, too!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

bump!!!

[Prodigal Son]

Here's something for NRA members to think about: The NRA has donated to these socialists. They were one of Earl Hilliard's top contributors. This means if you are a member of the NRA, they have taken your money and put it in the pocket of someone who is promoting Socialism.

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.

[meenie]

The dsa.org web site gives the history of the socialist movement in America. It traces its roots back to the communist party. In order to clean up its public image the party was reincarnated as the Democratic Socialists of America. These are communists, they are not moderate enough to be called socialists.

[copycat]

They support high taxes on working people with the money transferred to bureaucracies staffed by their friends.

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.

[Jim Noble]

I'm not really sure what you mean.

Can you list 59 House members that are not socialists?

Can you list 29?

[bimbo]

This article is right on the money! But why be nice and call them Socialists? They are MARXISTS! Just ask any of them “Exactly, where do you disagree with the philosophy of Karl Marx?”… preferably in a public forum. I had Barbara Mikulski stumbling, obfuscating, and tap dancing all over that one about twenty years ago. Where's her name? It belong on that list.

[DoctorMichael]

BUMP, BUMP, BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the reminder of just WHO and WHAT we are up against.

[bimbo]

The Clinton pogrom at the Mt. Carmel church in 1993 is all the warning American citizens should ever need …

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, they’d have tried the same with other organized churches.

[copycat]

I had Barbara Mikulski stumbling, obfuscating, and tap dancing all over that one about twenty years ago.

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."

[CWRWinger]

They don't call it the "Left Coast" for nothing.

[jellybean]

There must be senators in this organisation. Who? This is crucial.

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.

[Bigun]

This list has been posted here many times in the past and now two of the bastages will be HISTORY come January!

Perhaps our efforts are beginning to show some reward!

Keep posting it until there are 0 names on the list I say!

[Fzob]

http://www.anticommunism.org/pyramid.html

Socialism's Pyramid and Its
American Congressional Accomplices

 

 

http://www.anticommunism.org/pyramid2.html

Socialism's Pyramid and Its
American Media-Elite Accomplices

[IronJack]

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

[Consort]

                    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?