Friday, U.S. House Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) announced he is creating the Anti-Woke Caucus. Banks accompanied the announcement with an op-ed detailing what Republicans need to do now about the infection of wokeness.
“This Congress, I will create the first ever Anti-Woke Caucus. Read my @theammind op-ed about what Congress must do in the fight against wokeism”
This Congress, I will create the first ever Anti-Woke Caucus.
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) January 13, 2023
Read my @theammind op-ed about what Congress must do in the fight against wokeism👇https://t.co/jUC3WKGoqV
Bank starts his op-ed describing the tyranny that “nearly all Americans now feel.” He explains that the nation is being pressed further into uncharted territory.
“For the time being, saving America rests in the House of Representatives,” Banks explains.
“The most toxic part of this tyranny is its doctrine—“wokeness.” Everyone has by now heard this word but it means something very specific. It means that all the so-called oppressor groups must be punished for their past and present alleged sins. There are many steps to punishing them: inducing self-hatred through indoctrination, stripping away their rights by not enforcing the laws on their behalf, public humiliation, hatred, expropriation, and ultimately violence. That’s what the Left has done so far. It’s not exactly clear yet how far this can go.”
He details that the Biden administration has pushed woke beliefs in “schools, in the military, in government agencies, and in the private sector.” This action fuels hate, “it is funding this hatred and fanning its flames.” Banks asks, “What do you think will be left of our nation once more and more people accept wokeness and act on its principles?”
Banks believes, “The new House Republican majority can and will fight institutionalized wokeness.”
Banks then lays out a plan for the House Republicans to tackle wokeness.
“First, House Republicans should pass legislation to rescind Executive Order 13985, Biden’s equity Executive Order that directed every single federal agency to produce an “Equity Action Plan.” Chuck Schumer would certainly strike it down, but it’s important for Republicans to make a unified statement in opposition to the Left’s abandonment of equality under the law.”
“Second, Congress must stop funding wokeness. The Claremont Institute has tracked federal funding for leftist institutions and activities since 2016, which amounts to over $3 billion taxpayer dollars. This money is spent not only to spread anti-American doctrines which will tear the nation apart; it also funds a class of activists, paying their salaries so they can be a perpetual revolutionary class.”
“Third, we should use our oversight power to question woke federal officials and woke companies. CEOs at woke companies like Wells Fargo, which ties interest rates on certain credit facilities to borrowers’ diversity benchmarks, should fear public exposure and congressional scrutiny.”
“Finally, anti-woke House Republicans should organize. That is why, this Congress, I will start the first ever “anti-woke caucus.”
Banks’ op-ed is a call to House Republicans to join him in fighting against the wokeness that is plaguing our nation.
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