As the Congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot moves to potentially subpoena members of Congress, it is emerging as the modern Democratic version of The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
HUAC was created in 1938 "to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties." But, in the 1950s it became the Republican vehicle for defaming dozens of largely innocent leftists around the country for being dupes or “fellow travelers” with the Communist Party.
HUAC and its members became particularly notorious for its smearing of many of our top Hollywood actors, writers, producers, and directors. Members even maintained a "blacklist" of alleged communists in Hollywood, which prevented job opportunities for various actors.
It seems the Jan. 6 committee is similarly awash in paranoid conspiracy theories which now reach into the House itself.
According to the commitee, a riot actually an insurrection. And unarmed protesters are now depicted as revolutionaries, perhaps the new Che Guevaras, bent on toppling our democracy and egged on by a president who, in fact, urged them to "go home" the day of the riot.
What's more, because a handful of House Republicans met to map strategy for dealing with the allegations of chicanery in the 2020 election, "the new HUAC" investigators are on their trail for supposedly contributing to the "insurrection." This means that the Jan. 6 committe could actually subpoena of sitting members of Congress.
The Democratic Party, to its everlasting credit, opposed HUAC’S un-American activities and ultimately closed it down.
Now, a new HUAC is back under Democratic sponsorship. This time, it has a new excuse and pretext for vilifying House members who oppose its policies.
Dick Morris is a former presidential adviser and political strategist. He is a regular contributor to Newsmax TV. Read Dick Morris' Reports — More Here.
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