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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
5. I'm OLD,
Sun Apr 27, 2014, 01:21 PM
Apr 2014

and remember another time when voting FOR The Democrat
was voting FOR the following Values:

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[font size=3] established for all—regardless of station, race, or creed.[/font]

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.

[font size=3]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.[/font]


Please note that the above are stipulated as Basic Human RIGHTS to be protected by our government,
and NOT as COMMODITIES to be SOLD to Americans by For Profit Corporations.


My donations in 2014, and my vote in 2016
WILL go to whoever BEST embodies the above Traditional Democratic Party Values.
I am too old and tired to again support the Least of the Worst.
Let the chips fall where they may.


[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
Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center]
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This also encourages Helen Borg Apr 2014 #1
yep. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #3
k/r Dawson Leery Apr 2014 #2
i hate lyft. mopinko Apr 2014 #4
I'm OLD, bvar22 Apr 2014 #5
Well, these days, Bvar, when you vote for Democrats, you still vote truedelphi Apr 2014 #10
It's the same old rat race without the flimsy security of the race track. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #6
yup. hopemountain Apr 2014 #7
A High-Tech Pottersville... WillyT Apr 2014 #8
Very nicely stated. truedelphi Apr 2014 #9
Also Well Stated... And Depressing As Hell... WillyT Apr 2014 #11
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