Representative Jay Steagall and Senator Nathan Dahm have filed resolutions supporting the people of Cuba and condemning Communism. It is in response to the rallies for freedom the duo have seen in the island nation just 90 miles from the Florida shore.
“The founding principles of our republic: ‘that all men are created equal,’ and ‘that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,’ paired with the framework of our Constitution, which is designed to secure those rights, are principles that have provided the standard of liberty by which all other forms of government are graded,” Steagall said. “The ideologies existent in those founding principles transcend the borders of the United States; they can be heard in the cries for liberty from the people in Cuba.”
Dahm says he has seen Communism up close and supports anyone looking to get out of the oppressive system. He and his family spent time as missionaries in Romania.
“Having lived in a formerly communist country & directly experienced the evil results it causes, I will always stand against communism & with the people fighting against it,” Dahm said. “The control over other people’s lives by communist leaders is totally contrary to protecting rights through the system of government America was founded upon. As a former territory of the United States the people of Cuba previously experienced that freedom & it’s well past time their liberty be restored.”
Both resolutions are the first for the next legislative session. They state that “the United States & the State of Oklahoma are founded on the principals of Life, Liberty & the pursuit of Happiness. The resolution supports the people of Cuba in their calls for ‘Libertad’ – Liberty.”
