,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bi1 #bjai ,mr4 
,da9es submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !    
,s5ate t socialism poses a significant  
?reat to fre$om1 lib]ty1 & economic     
prosp]ity4  ,:]eas ,m]riam-,web/]       
,diction>y def9es socialism z-- 7#a7 any
 ( v>i\s economic & political !ories    
advocat+ collective or gov]nm5tal       
own]%ip & adm9i/ration ( ! means (      
production & di/ribution ( goods2 &     
7#b7 a sy/em ( society or gr\p liv+ 9   
:i* !re is no private prop]ty2 ,:]eas   
socialism & ! policies advocat$ by      
self-describ$ democratic sociali/s h an 
und]ly+ hi/orical connection to ! ,m>xi/
 !ory2 ,:]eas hi/ory has witness$       
c\ntless fail$ ,m>xi/-inspir$ regimes2  
,:]eas1 because ( ! p]v]se inc5tives &  
inh]5t flaws ( ! ,m>xi/ !ory1 socialism 
inevitably leads to societal rot1       
result+ 9 deva/ation1 economic pov]ty1 &

 de/ruction2 ,:]eas prom95t elect$      
(ficials 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives are self-describ$       
sociali/s & esp\se sociali/ proposals2  
,:]eas sociali/ policies su* z ! ,gre5  
,new ,deal & socializ$ m$ic9e w\ld--    
7#a7 elim9ate ! private prop]ty rights (
 all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 =ce   
taxpay]s to pay trillions ( doll>s to   
implem5t2  ,:]eas ,alexis de            
,tocqueville wrote1 ,democracy &        
socialism h no?+ 9 common b "o ^w1      
equality4 ,b notice ! diff]5ce3 :ile    
democracy seeks equality 9 lib]ty1      
socialism seeks equality 9 re/ra9t &    
s]vitude42 ,:]eas ,m>g>et ,?at*] once   
/at$1 ,sociali/ gov]nm5ts ''' always run
 out ( o!r p's money1 & ?us ! way to    
prosp]ity is = ! /ate to give ! p m     
*oice to sp5d _! own money 9 _! own way2
 ,:]eas free-m>ket capitalism is !      
greate/ eng9e = human advancem5t 9 !    
hi/ory ( ! _w1 br++ m p out ( pov]ty &  
into prosp]ity ?an any economic model 9 
! hi/ory ( mank9d2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      

,/ates is ! s+le greate/ c\ntry 9 !     
hi/ory ( ! _w1 due 9 l>ge "p to its     
sy/em ( gov]nm5t t secures ! private    
prop]ty rights ( all citiz5s ?r\gh !    
g5ius ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 & ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #e1 #bjai1
 9 ! ,/ate ( ! ,union address1 ,presid5t
 ,donald ,j4 ,trump decl>$--  7#a7 ,we  
are al>m$ by new calls to adopt         
socialism 9 our c\ntry2 &  7#b7 ,am]ica 
w nev] be a sociali/ c\ntry3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 ackn[l$ges t  
,m>xism & socialism are fail$           
ideologies2  7#b7 recognizes t socialism
 poses a significant ?reat to ! fre$om1 
lib]ty1 & economic prosp]ity ( all      
c\ntries & p ar\nd ! _w2  7#c7 accepts t
 socialism is a fail$ exp]im5t (        
gov]nance t inevitably ends 9 mis]y &   
suff]+2  7#d7 decl>es t1 ?r\gh\t !      
hi/ory1 tradition1 & national civic _s (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has   
be5 a beacon ( light %9+ l a ligh?\se to
 ! re/ ( ! _w1 demon/rat+ t fre$om &    
lib]ty are ! sure/ f\ndation ( gov]nm5t2

 &  7#e7 affirms t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld 
nev] be a sociali/ c\ntry4