During his 2019 State of the Union address, President Trump proclaimed, “Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will NEVER be a socialist country.” While this did not make Democrat presidential candidate and avowed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) happy, it’s a statement well in-line with the majority of American voters.
The current Democrat clown car of presidential candidates, however, support a range of policy and agenda items that carry the distinct stench of socialism. The AOC plus three “Squad” is also working overtime to pull the party to the socialist left.
The result has been an unofficial embrace of socialism by Democrat primary voters, so much so that they loudly booed Democrat presidential candidate and former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper for denouncing socialism in the first Democrat presidential debate.
The trend is raising alarms among Republican politicians and normal Americans who do not see socialism as compatible with American values or with our Constitution. Among those concerned is Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) who introduced a resolution condemning socialism.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) on Monday introduced a resolution condemning socialism, taking to the Senate floor to blast Democratic policies he said would lead to “complete government control.”“A radical, socialist, far-left movement is growing across this country. And it has taken root as the new voice of the Democratic Party … Today we make a choice. Freedom or Socialism. I choose freedom,” Daines said Monday.In prepared remarks, the Montana senator condemned policies supported by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, such as the Green New Deal and Medicare for All. The resolution claims without evidence that the proposals would “eliminate the private property rights of all people of the United States.”The resolution further calls capitalism “the greatest engine for human advancement in the history of the world, bringing more people out of poverty and into prosperity than any economic model in the history of mankind.”
In his remarks on the Senate floor, Daines quoted Milton Freedman.
“It was renowned economist Milton Friedman who said, ‘One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results,’” Daines said. “Radical Democrats are advocating for disastrous policies that would wreck our economy under the guise of cleaning up the environment,” Daines asserted.
Daines took to Twitter to share his strong stance against the scourge of socialism in America.
If you can’t view the Fox News segment in the tweet, watch it here:
Fox News has more on Daines Senate floor remarks:
Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines introduced a resolution forcefully condemning what he called the “failed experiment” of socialism on Monday, warning that the United States had “two paths to take” — with one leading to “freedom,” and the other, “complete government control, undermining our constitution and our American way of life.”. . . . “We are at a pivotal time in our great nation’s history,” Daines said. “We have shown the world time and time again the genius of American ingenuity and the grit of American determination. However, a radical, socialist, far-left movement is growing across this country. And it has taken root as the new voice of the Democratic Party.”
You can read the resolution draft here.
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