Jodey Arrington: “The rise of socialism in this country is real. Probably in times past it was used hyperbolically against Big Government…”

“The rise of socialism in this country is real. Probably in times past it was used hyperbolically against Big Government, liberals, but it is real, and it is hard to believe that such a destructive system of government and deceptive ideology has become mainstream in these United States. This beacon of freedom, this great experiment--not accident, but experiment--and liberty and democracy. How do I know? Because people don't put their name to legislation on behalf of the 800,000 to a million American citizens they represent if they don't mean it. {time} 2030 H.R. 1 through H.R. 10 are just more government control, less freedom to we, the people, government takeover of elections, the Federal Government takeover of healthcare, taking over agriculture and energy and government seeping into every facet of our lives. One of our central values, as we think about the defense of American values, is the value of freedom. And the central purpose of government is to protect our freedom. The central tenet of our democratic republic is that sovereignty resides, not in the State, but in we, the people.…”