General Discussion

“…We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. “Necessitous men are not free men.” People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all regardless of station, race, or creed.

Among these are:

The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the Nation;

The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;

The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;

The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;

The right of every family to a decent home;

The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;

The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;

The right to a good education.

All of these rights spell security. ……” FDR State of the Union Speech 1944
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/second-bill-of-rights-annotated

This was the vision of the Marshall plan which rebuilt Europe! There was no Businessman’s Plot in Europe after WW2!

I propose that the Democratic Party embrace this as a Constitutional Admendment and the basis of our platform going forward. FDR envisioned this as a legislative platform, and the oligarchs of the day not only opposed this politically, they tried to foment rebellion and depose FDR! (The Conspiratorial Business Plot of 1933 https://explorethearchive.com/business-plot) Ever since, the Dems have been nibbling around the edges of these proposals, tryng to enact them through legislation. And then along came RayGun, and the legislative edifice has been slowly undermined ever since. The quote above should provide the basis for the Dem platform going forward. The country is ready to listen. And let them call FDR’s followers Communists!