is communism still illegal in the USA?

Question

im not american btw so dont tell me that i should know my own countries history n blah blah

Answer 1

Yes, as long as they do not advocate the over throwing of the USA, most political parties are allow to exist. The blah blah doesn't add anything to your question

Answer 2

Communism became unlawful interior the U. S.. The Italian Communist occasion is plenty greater than any of the yankee communist events. even with the incontrovertible fact that, in case you have an interest you may check out the worldwide Communist League (the Spartacist League) for extra information on American communism. you're starting to be a situation in case you sell communism interior the U. S.. even with the incontrovertible fact that, there are a lot of people on the novel left right here. maximum folk of yankee marxists/communists do no longer help the Democratic or Republican occasion because of the fact they're capitalist events attempting to shelter enormous enterprise and capitalism. The Communist occasion u . s . a . isn't taken heavily anymore with the help of "actual" American Marxists/Communists. The Communist occasion u . s . a . has been extremely criticized with the help of maximum American Communists, too. The CPUSA is a terrible excuse for a communist occasion.

Answer 3

It is my understanding that it is still technically illegal to be a member of the Communist party in the USA. The reason for this is that the Communist Control Act of 1954, signed into law by President Eisenhower, was never repealed and never declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. However, the party still exists, no administration has enforced the act, and a Federal district court declared the law unconstitutional. (As mentioned, the law is technically still on the books).

Answer 4

Agreeing with communist goals isn't illegal in the US. Those kinds of laws, when they get passed, are never very long lived. They wind up losing to constitutional challenges.

I think the last time any such law was even enforced was probably around the time of WWI. (Against "anarchism".). There were laws passed in the 1930s attempting to make union support illegal, but that's not a support or opposition to Communism. Even so, those laws were also challenged and struck down. (Most of them, anyway).

As far as government action is concerned, however. Yes, the government seizure of private property without due process and without demonstration of overriding state interest is barred. But the bar is on the government's actions.

Answer 5

There is no law in the US that makes it illegal to be a member of any political party or to believe in any ideology.
Laws have been made at times which tried to make communism illegal and jail communists, but those laws have been ruled to be unconstitutional, as the first amendment gaurantees freedom of speech and implies a freedom of conscience, that is a freedom to believe whatever one wants.

There are laws against advocating the use of violence to overthrow the government. But communism does not advocate the use of violence except in self-defense.

There are several communist parties in the US, and while none of them are very big, there are probably more members than most people suspect.

Answer 6

It never was illegal. If an American citizens wants to, they can register to vote as a Communist. The Communist party in the USA frequently runs candidates, but they have such a small following that I doubt they win any offices.

Answer 7

It is not illegal in the USA to be a member of the communist party, which does exist here, btw. That would be protected under the US Constitution as a First Amendment right (freedom of speech & right to peacable assembly).

What is illegal in the USA is to support the overthrow of the US government.

Answer 8

It has never been illegal, the communist party has run in every election since the 1920's. Its true that communist sympathizers have been hurt by their support in show business and politics, but the party has never been illegal.

Answer 9

It is legal to believe in a structure of government that is different from democracy. But as far as trying to make it work in the US...not a chance.

Answer 10

haha, that doesn't even make sense. Communism is a form of government, America happens to be a democratic republic. However, there is a communist party and commies that run for office, they just never get elected.