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US SCR21
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Congress denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes implementation of socialist policies in the United States
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Resolution cites socialism as responsible for over 100,000,000 deaths worldwide, including famines, mass murders, and totalitarian regimes
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Historical examples cited include: Soviet gulags (10+ million imprisoned), Ukraine's Holodomor famine, China's Great Leap Forward (15-55 million deaths), Cambodia's killing fields (1+ million killed), and North Korea starvation (up to 3.5 million)
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Names specific leaders as socialist ideologues: Lenin, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and Nicolás Maduro
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Invokes quotes from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison regarding property rights and individual liberty as foundational American principles opposed to collectivism
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution denouncing the horrors of socialism.
Government operations and politics
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6011-6012)
9/3/2025