A group of conservative Democrats in the House tried to one-up Republicans this week with a competing piece of legislation aimed at condemning the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and socialism in “all its forms,” after the GOP proposed an anti-socialist resolution that called for the passage of their marquee voter suppression legislation.

Last week, Republican Rep. Jeff Crank (Colorado) introduced a resolution that calls for the “condemnation and denouncement of socialism.” It calls out DSA, condemning the recent wave of DSA members running for Congress and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and says that DSA’s ideology is “incompatible with American values.”

The resolution clunkily segues into a call for the House to pass the GOP’s SAVE America Act, which puts burdensome restrictions on voting regarding ID requirements and proof of citizenship that civil rights advocates say would be the worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress.

The resolution reportedly infuriated some Democrats in the House — not because of the sweeping condemnation of an increasingly popular ideology among Democrats, but because the resolution contained the clause about passing SAVE America.

  • magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    14 hours ago

    Anyone working to pass the SAVE America act is working to keep the GOP in power.

    Like it or not, 6 Democrats just openly said "We’d rather risk more time with Nazi pedophiles than risk the DSA holding any real power.

    If you purposely work to empower a fascist, that makes you a fascist.

    Those 6 democrats are fascists.

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      12 hours ago

      How do you get a new person in their position?

      I’ll give you a hint - it’s voting for people who represent us

      VOTE HARD

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        12 hours ago

        Already do. Just because I vote doesn’t make those particular democrats not fascists.

        Also none of them are even in the same state as me, so my voting powers don’t effect them.

        Got any more hot tips, lil buddy?