On Feb. 2, three local Congressional representatives voted for a bill "denouncing the horrors of socialism." House Resolution Nine is deeply ridiculous legislation. It was a show vote in a country with many socialist policies, such as the collective funding of the military for national defense. The bill passed 328-to-86, with Democrat Pat Ryan and Republicans Elise Stefanik voting for the resolution, and Democrat Paul Tonko voting against. The resolution only said, "This concurrent resolution denounces socialism and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States." It has little chance of passing the Senate nor being signed by President Joe Biden.