Democratic Socialist in our Government
Democratic Socialists are making inroads into our government. Project Veritas has documented DSA members working at the Department of Justice, the Government Accountability Office, and other areas working to resists efforts by the Trump Administration. All while being paid to support our government in a non-partisan fashion.
All of this after taking an oath of office asserting allegiance to the Constitution. This oath is actually required by law in U.S. Code Title 5 §3331:
An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” This section does not affect other oaths required by law.
One has to wonder if these people are working against our government why they wouldn't be considered domestic enemies.
So how are these people making inroads into our government? The answer is published on the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) website in the form of an answer to a question:
Aren’t you a party that’s in competition with the Democratic Party for votes and support?
No, we are not a separate party. Like our friends and allies in the feminist, labor, civil rights, religious, and community organizing movements, many of us have been active in the Democratic Party. We work with those movements to strengthen the party’s left wing, represented by the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
DSA members can be expelled from the DSA if they are found to be "in substantial disagreement with the principles or policies of the organization". Apparently, a socialist taking an oath to "support and defend the Constitution" does not place them in "substantial disagreement" with the principles of the DSA. That tells me a great deal about the credibility of these Democratic Socialists, but I will let you draw your own conclusion. Or maybe that falls under the credo seemingly adopted by the Democrat Party of "the end justifies the means".
With the midterm elections coming up there is a real need for Republicans to maintain control of the government. Based on the above section, it appears that voting for a Democrat is almost the same as voting for a socialist. I wonder how long before the Democratic National Committee (DNC) officially becomes the Democratic Socialist National Committee (DSNC).
Wait, do you NOT want somebody in the government to work against the president, but do you want all of them to work for him? That kind of sounds like a dictatorship, to be honest
I mean, I agree that appointed members of the executive probably should "follow orders" most of the time, after all bureaucrats working against the President is kind of the definition of the undemocratic "deep state". But certainly elected members of Congress have every right to work against the President, that is kind of their job, to be a check and balance.
I really do enjoy our interactions and I think we both learn something from the other side. Absolutely elected officials have the responsibility to work against the president if they disagree. Most of the government however is made up of unelected, supposedly non-partisan people. These people do not have the right to choose sides. These people should be held accountable to support the current administration, whether it be republican, democrat, socialist, or the complete dumb-ass party. But working against the president should be left up to those that we elect.
I agree, unelected officials working against democratically elected officials is kind of a mini coup. If for some reason literally Hitler was in power and he tries to start a war with Russia, would I want a coup, or unelected officials preventing that war? Hell yeah. But unless it's literally situations of life and death like that, they should just do their job.
I think the problem of unelected buraucrats is an important one, there's politicians who literally said on national TV that "If the President does this or that, the CIA has 7 ways to get back at him until sunday morning". I think that's because while the head of the CIA may be appointed by the President, that head then appoints his own underlings, who appoint their own underlings etc. It's kind of like feudalism in the middle ages: Because there's power conflicts between each level, that distorts what agenda is actually implemented. The solution to that could be that parliament, or the House in the US, directly appoints lower positions in each department, who they can also fire. They'd probably do that via committees. I think it would make more sense to give this power to parliament because the President simply doesn't have the time to really delve into the weeds of which officer did what, and who should be appointed to which relatively minor position, meanwhile there's 435 House members. Oh, and I also prefer parliamentary power over Presidential control because one person can't truly represent 330 million people, 435 can come way closer, and when 435 people share power there's less likelyhood of funny business going on than when you give power to one guy.
Talking to you really makes me understand conservatives better, and also makes me see problems I haven't seen before clearer, because you genuinely seem like an intellectually honest person trying to make an honest argument, unlike many other people on both sides (and the center). If you want to, you can check out my blog here, I think you will probably find it pretty interesting, and possibly even agree with quite a lot of my general points on world views and such. This one is one of my better ones, in my opinion https://steemit.com/politics/@politikhos/it-doesn-t-matter-how-smart-you-are-if-you-want-to-know-how-the-world-works-you-got-to-take-in-new-information
The Socialist spend much more time, energy and effort 'saving' non- Americans and Trump trashing than showing any real concern for America, Americans or deplorables/Trump supporters.
However blindly the left wears red and marches in a straight line, derailing their blue wave, exposing their true characters, emphasizing their motives, and promoting Make America Great Again will win mid-terms. With typical Democratic arrogance they are already plotting their plots after winning.
I can only hope the majority, the true numerical majority when it counts, are informed, patriotic voters who come out en masse to defeat socialism.
I think I got you wound up tonight. I can see you wading through 3 feet of snow on November 6th to vote republican. Good deal!
Straight across the board. Snowshoes are on the way from Amazon as we speak, just in case.
PS...I am wound up all the time.
Keep it up! But maybe you should consider watching your caffeine intake.
Maybe I should increase my anxiety medicine.
Hi. I'm @nananini and I am a caffeine addict.