According to reporting from the Gazette, Garcia said he was concerned there were socialists “everywhere” in Billings, which he represents in House District 52. Billings Gazette reporter Holly Michels later asked Garcia to clarify his remarks, and the lawmaker doubled down. ADGarcia was not able to say where he finds that in the Constitution, the Billings Gazette reported. “They’re enemies of the free state,” Garcia told Michels. Democratic socialists believe socialism should be achieved democratically and slowly replace the free markets of capitalism.

Source: Washington Post February 02, 2020 19:48 UTC