A handful of Democrats introduced a bill to impose a progressive wealth tax on millionaires and billionaires, they didn't just say that income inequality was bad. They called it a threat to democracy.
Rashida Tlaib, Barbara Lee, Summer Lee, and Jamaal Bowman - four of the most far-left lawmakers in Congress - introduced the OLIGARCH Act to "Tax extreme wealth, reduce inequality, and combat the threat to democracy posed by billionaires." "The bill ensures accountability and is an effort to restore democracy," the press release states.
Tlaib says "Billionaires are threatening our democracy." Not to be outdone, Barbara Lee calls them a "Major threat to democracy." How exactly do the rich threaten Democracy? Summer Lee claims that "The 400 richest Americans have 22,000 times the political influence of the bottom 90%" - citing the conclusion of one research paper published 14 years ago.
"Misinformation" - defined as anything the left doesn't like to hear - is a threat to democracy.
An op-ed in The Hill declared that "As we mark 100 days of MAGA control of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, one thing is absolutely clear: Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the extreme members he has put in positions of power, appear focused on undermining our democracy." When President Joe Biden announced his reelection, he claimed "That's been the work of my first term - to fight for democracy." Enough! None of these things is a threat to democracy.
Who would want to be against democracy? The next time some politician starts blathering on about "Threats to democracy," take a moment to remind them that we, thankfully, don't live in a democracy.
The real threats to our republic are coming from those on the left who want to tear up the Constitution in the name of democracy.
https://issuesinsights.com/2023/08/03/anything-democrats-dont-like-is-now-a-threat-to-democracy/
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