House adopts Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s resolution condemning socialism
The vote split mostly along party lines after Republicans tied the measure to the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote.
- On Tuesday, the House passed a non-binding resolution from Rep. Jeff Crank denouncing socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America , while also calling for the enactment of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.
- Crank's resolution states socialism "necessitates a concentration of power" that has led to famine and mass murders, citing deaths of over 100,000,000 people under communist regimes, including 65 million in China and 30 million in the Soviet Union.
- Legislative maneuvering occurred as GOP leaders attached the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to vote, to the resolution, which Rep. Josh Gottheimer and other moderate Democrats called a "missed opportunity" to hold a clean vote denouncing the DSA.
- Eight Democrats broke ranks to vote with Republicans for the measure, while most opposed the legislation due to the election reform rider, resulting in a final tally of 220-192 with two members voting present.
- This vote coincides with Republicans aiming to force Democrats on the record about socialist policies ahead of the midterms, though critics labeled the action performative and a distraction from pressing affordability issues.
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Eight Democrats join Republicans in resolution condemning socialism, DSA
The House voted 220-192 on Tuesday to adopt a Republican-led resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The vote fell largely along party lines after GOP leaders attached language to the resolution backing President Donald Trump’s priority voting rights legislation. Introduced by Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO), the resolution condemns and denounces socialism in...
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Congress torched after 'useless' vote to condemn issue that doesn't exist: 'Embarrassing'
Congress passed a symbolic resolution on Tuesday to condemn socialism — a move that saw eight Democrats cross the aisle to back the GOP on the measure.The vote, which has no actual effect on public policy, was swiftly mocked by observers on social media."Nothing has ever made me want more socialism than this," wrote Jim Stewartson of Mind War."Voting to condemn an economic system that doesn’t exist in our country, to protect the one which we liv…
House adopts Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s resolution condemning socialism, mostly along party lines
The House on Tuesday approved a resolution sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank to condemn socialism in a largely party-line vote that the Colorado Republican characterized as a chance for lawmakers to “stand firm” against an ideology making inroads among Democrats. The nonbinding resolution, HR 1490, also included a call for the “enactment” of GOP-led […]
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