{"id":2652993,"date":"2026-09-01T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resolution-condemning-socialism-reflects-something-much-bigger-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:26:31","slug":"resolution-condemning-socialism-reflects-something-much-bigger-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resolution-condemning-socialism-reflects-something-much-bigger-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution condemning socialism reflects &#8216;something much bigger&#8217;: Byron York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fresolution-condemning-socialism-reflects-something-much-bigger-byron-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2652993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Jeff Crank introduced a House resolution condemning socialism, highlighting its un-American tenets and the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), including proposals like allowing noncitizens and incarcerated individuals to vote. Byron York of the washington Examiner explained that such resolutions are common on Capitol hill to pressure Democrats and to frame the debate on socialism during the midterm elections. The resolution also advocates for passing the SAVE America Act, aimed at ensuring election integrity by reaffirming that only American citizens should decide U.S. elections. York noted that the resolution is designed to put Democrats in a tough spot, especially as the rise of democratic socialism becomes a key issue in the midterm races, with Republicans likely to challenge Democrats on their support for socialist policies. The DSA platform, called \u201cWorkers Deserve More,\u201d includes radical proposals like eliminating the Senate, granting amnesty to all immigrants, defunding the Pentagon, and replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote. York suggested that Democrats might avoid directly addressing socialism, possibly due to lack of understanding or disagreement with its core tenets. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >covers ongoing political maneuvers<\/a>, such as the House returning to washington to prevent a government shutdown before the midterms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> highlighted Rep. Jeff Crank\u2019s (R-CO) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/crank.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-crank-introduces-resolution-condemn-socialism-all-its-forms\">House resolution<\/a> condemning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialism<\/a> as another way to force Democrats to show where they stand on socialism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is one of the things that\u2019s done pretty commonly on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitol-hill\/\">Capitol Hill<\/a>,\u201d York said on Fox News\u2019s <em>America Reports<\/em>. \u201cYou think of a bill, and you think of the opposition party, and it would hurt them if they voted for it, and it would hurt them if they voted against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4707667\/house-resolution-socialism-reflects-something-much-bigger-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House resolution condemning socialism reflects \u2018something much bigger\u2019: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4707413\/democrats-are-running-on-affordability-they-claim-supreme-court-reform-is-part-of-that\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats are running on affordability. They claim Supreme Court reform is part of that<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4704966\/house-recess-return-funding-patch-shutdown-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House returns to Washington as GOP moves to avert shutdown before midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crank introduced the resolution on Thursday. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-rules.house.gov\/files\/documents\/hressocialism_xml.pdf\">document<\/a> highlighted parts of the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s platform but also emphasized the need to pass the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a> to ensure free and fair elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis resolution condemns socialism in all its forms, as well as highlights the un-American tenets that DSA aspires to, including allowing noncitizens and incarcerated criminals to vote in American elections,\u201d according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/crank.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-crank-introduces-resolution-condemn-socialism-all-its-forms\">press release<\/a>. \u201cIt also reaffirms support for free, fair, and secure elections and the principle that American elections should be decided by American citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3705740&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=e26e78ba7656f5365a04a66c688a091d\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York said that \u201cthe whole purpose of this\u201d is to put Democrats in a difficult position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut, it does reflect something much bigger that\u2019s going on in this <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\">midterm<\/a> race, which is the rise of the democratic socialist party,\u201d York said. \u201cRegardless of what happens inside the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\">House of Representatives,<\/a> I would imagine in every single competitive House race in the country, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> will, in one way or the other, ask Democrats, \u2018Do you support this stuff?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, York argued that adding the SAVE America Act to the resolution will guarantee that Democrats will not vote for it, and \u201cit will give Democrats a reason to say they didn\u2019t vote for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York said it gives Democrats a reason to \u201ctry not to answer the question at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York suggested that Democrats might not know what goes into socialism and that they do not actually agree with abolishing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> or the police.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4704966\/house-recess-return-funding-patch-shutdown-midterms\/\"><strong>HOUSE RETURNS TO WASHINGTON AS GOP MOVES TO AVERT SHUTDOWN BEFORE MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DSA platform, called <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/program.dsausa.org\/\">\u201cWorkers Deserve More,\u201d<\/a> includes eliminating the Senate, granting amnesty for all <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\">immigrants<\/a>, defunding the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\">Pentagon<\/a>, and replacing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electoral-college\/\">Electoral College<\/a> with a national popular vote for president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s enough for Republicans to say, \u2018Democrats, socialism, Democrats, socialism,\u2019 or as the president would say, \u2018<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communism\/page\/5\/\">communism<\/a>,\u2019\u201d York said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" 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