Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes on H. Con. Res. 9, Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism, which states unequivocally that socialist ideology has no place in America.
“Socialist ideology runs counter to everything we stand for in America,” said Rep. Mann. “You would think because of that, this would have been an easy unanimous vote, but I’m shocked and appalled that out of 435 members of the House, 100 of my colleagues were not willing to condemn socialism. Socialism requires the concentration of power, which results in totalitarianism. Democracy, on the other hand, enshrines individual liberty and gives people a voice in who governs them. Socialism creates famine, devastation, and bloodshed – it tears families apart, creates exile and mass theft, and flatly denies rights as basic as personal property to individuals. You don’t have to look very far into the history of socialism to find these abuses and atrocities. They happen every time a country tries socialism on for size. It seems that certain people in America would like to experiment with socialism, but enough socialist experiments have been conducted already, and the verdict is clear – socialism has no place in America.”
With H. Con. Res. 9, Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism, Congress condemns socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America. The legislation passed in the U.S. House of Representatives with a 328-86 vote, with 14 members voting "present". ### |
