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SCVDem

(5,103 posts) Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:49 PM Dec 2016

Is it time to resurrect HUAC?

The first time around with Joe McCarthy was a sham.

This time we have evidence and actual un-American activities.

Since Benghazi is over we have time to do this!

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Is it time to resurrect HUAC? (Original Post) SCVDem Dec 2016 OP

The GOP controls Congress. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #1

DU united in 2004 and crashed a petition that wanted to bring it back ck4829 Dec 2016 #2

No. HUAC was nothing but a witch hunt. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #3

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. The GOP controls Congress.

Reply to SCVDem (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:50 PM

Dec 2016

The only way this might happen would be if Trump ignored his handlers.

ck4829

(35,084 posts)

2. DU united in 2004 and crashed a petition that wanted to bring it back

Reply to SCVDem (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:52 PM

Dec 2016

Real change can happen, even when Trump becomes President, and even if the House and Senate become even more Republican, but it needs to come from us, it needs to happen from the bottom up.

This is just one thing we can do:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2819176

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)

3. No. HUAC was nothing but a witch hunt.

Reply to SCVDem (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 03:05 PM

Dec 2016

I think Trump's administration is more likely to reinstate something like that to weed out and punish liberals. HUAC was a very bad thing.

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