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bvar22

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30. DURec, but "we dissent from" can be changed to a positive.
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 01:02 PM
Apr 2012

We DEMAND that the following be acknowledged as Basic Human Rights, and protected by our Government of The People!!!


"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. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.

America's own rightful place in the world depends in large part upon how fully these and similar rights have been carried into practice for all our citizens. ---FDR, Economic Bill of Rights


At one time, not so long ago,
the above RIGHTS were Democratic Party Policy,
and voting FOR The Democrats
was voting FOR the above values.

Sadly, that is no longer true,
and the people who believe in these traditional Democratic Party Values
no longer have a voice or a choice in our government.
I miss THAT Democratic Party.



[font color=firebrick][center]"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want a party that will STAND UP for Working Americans."
---Paul Wellstone [/font]
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[font size=1]photo by bvar22 at the Labor Day Picnic in St Paul
Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center]
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"We Dissent!" [View all] H2O Man Apr 2012 OP
K&R :) n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #1
I wish we would dissent a little LOUDER. nt gateley Apr 2012 #2
RFK - one of the best among us, ever. hifiguy Apr 2012 #3
That he was. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #16
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #4
Stark? I'd call it depressing, but then I'm a rabble rouser. K&R Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #5
I remember the night unionworks Apr 2012 #17
Recommended horseshoecrab Apr 2012 #6
Highly recommended. kentuck Apr 2012 #7
Recommended with sorrow Autumn Apr 2012 #8
K&R QC Apr 2012 #9
=) nt sudopod Apr 2012 #10
It is an honor to k&r. robinlynne Apr 2012 #11
I wonder what he would think of the Democratic Leadership sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #12
I like to think that he would kick ass and take names later, Autumn Apr 2012 #14
He'd kick ass alright! While being called a basher, troll, or worse by the self proclaimed Dragonfli Apr 2012 #29
K&R nt abelenkpe Apr 2012 #13
Kick, rec and UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #15
Thanks. *sigh*...RFK would love Occupy. Zorra Apr 2012 #18
I want to thank H2O Man Apr 2012 #19
I'm late to the party, but... stevedeshazer Apr 2012 #20
Happy to participate. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #22
K & R ellisonz Apr 2012 #21
cool memento bigtree Apr 2012 #23
Agreed. mmonk Apr 2012 #24
k&r TheUnspeakable Apr 2012 #25
K&R obxhead Apr 2012 #26
I was below voting age at the time, but he was my first introduction to a party I later joined. Dragonfli Apr 2012 #27
The Republicans in Idaho know all about you, H2O Man Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #28
I have an H2O Man Apr 2012 #34
The GOP wanted to outlaw any dissent that would take place here against fracking. Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #38
They've already done something similar in Pennsylvania malthaussen Apr 2012 #37
DURec, but "we dissent from" can be changed to a positive. bvar22 Apr 2012 #30
Very well said. H2O Man Apr 2012 #35
Excellent post Bvar. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #41
I want my party/country back! ellisonz Apr 2012 #43
Recommend... Thanks for posting. SalviaBlue Apr 2012 #31
Ditto n/t Auggie Apr 2012 #32
excellent stupidicus Apr 2012 #33
I STILL miss this man. . . . . n/t annabanana Apr 2012 #36
K&R Eyerish Apr 2012 #39
We lost so much when we lost him. On the environmental front, have you seen this important news: suffragette Apr 2012 #40
Thanks for that. I believe I read it, although from a different source. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #42
Yep, and H2O is providing a shining example of doing that suffragette Apr 2012 #44
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