Antifascism amendment

[Bandit3 the Worker]

I'd like to see an amendment to the Constitution that says something like this:

"No person who is a fascist shall hold any office, civil or military, under the United States or any State or territory, or shall be an elector of President or Vice President."

After the Civil War, the United States restricted former Confederates from holding office. I think the same should be done of fascists.

This is a serious proposal, by the way.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Curious, would you define any significant current officeholder as a fascist?

Quite a few. I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that several local state representatives are fascist in every sense of the word. This is not an exaggeration.

And there are quite a few in Congress. I'd say Steve Scalise is one. He spoke to David Duke's organization, for crying out loud, and has even compared himself to David Duke.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The only way in which such an amendment will ever appear is if

1. America goes fascist.
2. Fascist America provokes a horrible war
3. that it loses

These 3 things have already happened.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

If a district elects a fascist, then the fascist is going to Washington, DC.  Period.  As long as he or she hasn't done anything illegal, you have no right to deny those voters their choice - no matter how misguided you feel their choice was.

Then they should stop denying our right to elect progressives.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

No one does ... just not enough people share your views.

Uh, gerrymandering?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Well, so maybe I'm wrong.

But people are at their breaking point. Something has to be done to combat the rise of fascism.