Yesterday I noted that twenty-two members of the House opposed a resolution supporting the meeting of democrats in Cuba. Twenty-one of those in opposition were Democrats. The lone Republican was cranky libertarian Ron Paul. One of those Democrats opposing democracy in Cuba is the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Charles Rangle. Now we get this via Instapundit:
Citizens from 365 groups across the island are gathering this weekend to hammer out a compact for the creation of a free post-Castro Cuba. This Assembly to Promote Civil Society in Cuba is meeting for the first time under the most incredible of conditions — inside communist Cuba. It could make history. . . .
The new assembly could create a Cuban Charter 77, the document that served as a road map for the post-communist Czechoslovakia under Vaclav Havel. And the group's reasonings about how to design the new society it believes will happen resemble the deliberations of America's Founding Fathers.
But risks are high. On Monday night, government henchmen pounded on the door to arrest one Society delegate, and several others were roughed up by Castro's goons. As fear grows, there will be more thuggery before the week is done. But Society members vow not to quit, no matter what Castro tries.
The link to the whole story at Instapundit is broken, but just google some key words and you can find a cached copy. What is happening here? Very important members of the Democratic Party are supporting the Communist goons who beat up pro-democracy organizers while opposing the brave men and women planning for a democratic post-Castro Cuba. Of course, Castro is proof that only the good die young, because that s.o.b. seems to live forever. The moral blindness of these Democrats is astounding. It's no wonder Americans do not trust the Democratic Party on foreign policy. So much for all the talk about human rights and fighting for social justice.
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