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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Coming Democrat Bill of Rights

The Democrats are talking up a new coming Second Bill of Rights, in which the government gives all U.S. citizens new freebies (rather than those rights being provided by our Creator). Powerline has a good post and the list includes:

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.

Excuse me, but is there anyway for the government to quantify the terms "adequate," "good," or "decent?" Of course not. This is socialism, where the government controls every part of every person's life - there's no other way to say it. The day that this "Second Bill of Rights" gets implemented is the day this country falls. No society can continually take from its productive members and give to its unproductive members and still survive.