Understanding the flaws of Progressivism
The progressive model Rashida Tlaib follows is nothing new. Throughout American history, so-called “progressives” have worked to infuse their ideology into Constitutional governance.
Progressives believe that the way to create the greatest amount of good is to focus on the good of the community above the success of you, the individual.
Progressives reject the founder’s goal of achieving both the success of the citizen and the good of society. They reject the notion that the reason of the community should govern, instead of the will of the people.
Here in lies the flaw, as society advances and problems become more complex from ever increasing bureaucracies, legislators are more challenged to manage the complexities. They instead work to increase the role of administrators to carry out their policies expressed in their vision statements. (examples of “vision statements’, The Fair Deal, The Great Society, The Green New Deal ect.)
But while progressives seek to bind the government closer to the people, as the power and influence of their administrators becomes more dominate, they create a bureaucracy that is far removed from the accountability of the people.
The real legislative power is now transferred from the elected legislator to the unelected administrators.
Bureaucrats, special interests and progressive legislators create and push public opinion often through propaganda—So the “will of the people” is now compromised and corrupted.
Power and control over the people in the name of the good of society results in the society devolving into totalitarian regimes such as socialism, communism and fascism—all of it is on full display today.
The question the public should ask is, how do progressive policies ultimately affect me, my job, my family, and my savings?
The antidote to this deeply flawed thinking can be found in the message of freedom.
Tlaib’s Legislative Actions
2021-2022
H.R. 1 - “For Government power act” (yea)
This bill seeks to transfer the power of free elections away from the states as the Constitution perscribes and hand it over to the federal government. They would reject basic voter ID laws, signature verification, chain of custudy of the ballots and restrict the checks and ballances of Poll Challengers.
They seek to have 16 year olds vote. Centralized control over elections, codify mail-in ballots, no reason absentee, and allow felons and illegals to vote.
1.9 trillion dollar government bailout bill
Tlaib voted to sink this nation nearly 2 trillion in debt and most of
h.r. 1818 “gun grab act” (co-sponsor)
To restrict so-called, “assult weapons”, to ensure the right of the people to keep and bear arms is NOT unlimited.
H.r. 1976 “expand government health care act”
(co-sponsor)
To resinstitute the failed Obama-Care disaster.
H.r. 1670 “Foriegn aid Abortion act”
To provide funding at the taxpayers expense to provide abortions on demand as a part of our foreign aid.
H.r. 1459 “Tax your profits Act’
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the net value of assets of a taxpayer, and for other purposes.
H.r. 1446 “Gun restriction bill”
Enhanced government background checks
H.R. 1388 “taxpayer gauranteed job Act”
To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide grants for job guarantee programs. —People created jobs, not the government stealing money from the taxpayer.
2019-2020
H.R. 9 - “Climate Action Now Act” (yea)
This bill seeks to force the United States to adhere to the disastrous economic and energy policies in the Paris Climate Accords. And worse yet, statists in BOTH parties in Congress see passage of this bill as a downpayment on their plans to ram through a new Cap and Tax scheme. —No Constitutional Authority.
H.J. Res 23 - Proposed constitutional Amendment to allow 16 year old children to vote in elections. (co-sponsor)
An arguably irresponsible action by the Federal Government since the immaturity of an average 16 year old typically under the guardianship of a parent could be argued. Democrats typically favor this idea since schools today are see teachers weaving “left-leaning” ideology within the curriculum.
H.R. 1643 - Prep assistance program (co-sponsor)
A bill allowing states to apply for tax dollars for a program giving money via grants for a “HIV prevention drug” used by those actively engaged in homosexual intercourse. — No Constitutional Authority.
H.R. 40 - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans (co-sponsor)
A bill appropriating $12 million dollars to establish a commission in order to study how “America can appropriately apologize for the enslavement of Africans during the time slavery was lawful in the U.S.”
H.R. 1571 - Debt-free college act 2019 (Co-sponsor)
To raise taxes in order to fund the tuition of “certain students” upon the approval of Pell grant submission. State-Federal program would appropriate $84 Billion in fiscal year 2020, and “any sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2021-2030”
H.R. 1384 - Medicare for all act 2019 (Co-sponsor)
Massive Federal expansion of the Medicare program.
Michigan 12th District representative in Congress, Rashida Tlaib has come under fire from members of both political party’s and the residents of the District for some of her premature comments and tweets about impeaching President Trump, and for her intrusive government policy positions supporting socialism since she has assumed public office.