,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ajdg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4 ,biggs 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,norman1 and ,mr4 ,duncan7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ethics1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,resolution ,condemning the statements of ,representative ,ilhan ,omar of ,minnesota4 ,whereas1 on ,july #g1 #bjbj1 ,representative ,ilhan ,omar of ,minnesota said1 ,we are not merely fighting to tear down the systems of oppression in the criminal justice system4 ,we are fighting to tear down systems of oppression that exist in housing1 in education1 in healthcare1 in employment1 in the air we breathe42 ,whereas ,representative ,ilhan ,omar continued1 ,as long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting1 who is being shut out we will perpetuate this inequality4 ,we cannot stop at the criminal justice system1 we must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it2 ,whereas ,representative ,ilhan ,omar has a documented history of expressing anti-,american sentiments2 ,whereas ,representative ,ilhan ,omar and other ,members of ,congress continue to advocate for a ,marxist form of government that is incompatible with the principles laid out in the founding documents of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,karl ,marx wrote in the ,communist ,manifesto that when in the course of development1 class distinctions have disappeared1 and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation1 the public power will lose its political character4 ,political power1 properly so called1 is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another2 ,whereas ,marxism1 in calling for the abolition of private property1 does not represent equality or inspire justice1 and is diametrically opposed to the sensible bounds that the ,framers of the ,constitution established2 ,whereas individuals throughout the world living under ,marxist form of governments and a centrally planned economy experience unparalleled oppression and brutality at the hands of their governments2 ,whereas these experiences show that the imposition of regulations by government over economic and noneconomic decisions kill our free society2 ,whereas these experiences demonstrate that the centralization of government power always produces the loss of freedom2 ,whereas the history of ,marxism demonstrates the wisdom of the ,founders' understanding that no form of government can successfully control a system as complex as the free market2 ,whereas the ,united ,states--despite its imperfect history--remains a beacon of hope and human liberty for millions across the world due to the freedoms and liberties afforded to the people and the system of limited government established under the ,constitution2 and ,whereas ,members of ,congress1 in calling for the dismantling of this system of government and supplanting it with a ,marxist form of government1 are willfully and intentionally violating their oath to support and defend the ,constitution of the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns the statements of ,representative ,ilhan ,omar of ,minnesota2 7#b7 condemns ,members of ,congress who advocate for ,marxist policies2 and 7#c7 reaffirms its commitment to support and defend the ,constitution of the ,united ,states4