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Public commenter tells House committee Democrats are 'communists' and criticizes flag conduct
Summary
A public commenter told the House Committee on Natural Resources that a rise of "so-called socialism" in the Democratic Party is "straight up communism," accused members of "hating America," criticized alleged disrespect for the flag and said opponents "want open borders" and to remove federal law enforcement; no formal committee action is recorded.
A public commenter addressing the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 19 accused what he called a rise of "so called socialism" in the Democratic Party of actually being "straight up communism." The commenter said, "It's not socialism. It's straight up communism," and added that "These people hate America. They hate our principles. They hate everything that this country was founded upon."
The commenter told those he criticized they were "free to leave," saying, "You actually don't have to stay in a country you despise." He also accused them of showing disrespect during patriotic rituals, asserting they "turn away from the flag during the pledge of allegiance" and "wipe their greasy fingers on the flag," and contrasted that conduct with the flag's ceremonial use "that we fold over coffins of our fallen troops."
Turning to policy claims, the commenter said opponents "wanna get rid of federal law enforcement, police officers" and that "They want open borders." He closed by calling the described ideology "dangerous" and asserting "we absolutely must defeat it."
The remarks recorded in the transcript are part of a public-comment-style address; the transcript does not record any formal motions, votes, committee responses or factual evidence presented to substantiate the assertions. No committee member response or factual rebuttal appears in the provided transcript.
