Liberal Agenda?

For a very long time I have been hearing about a "Liberal Agenda".
I think it is worth examining, as it rolls off the rightwingers
tongues with a loathing and easy contempt.

What is it ??
If, by "liberal agenda" they mean....

Keeping Social Security viable for those most in need in our
society and those who have already worked a lifetime
contributing to a system geared to regular folks.
Something the "right" wants to "privatize",in other
words eliminate.To insure Government regulation of
"for profit" companies so we don't have rampant corporate
theft and massive exploitation of hard working Americans.
To insure Government regulation of the food industry.
So people wont have to test their own ground beef for
mad cow or Ecoli. To insure Government regulation of
imported goods.So YOU don't have to test for dangerous
lead content. Government regulation is government doing
its job!To ensure that those who have the ability to go
on to higher education do so. To insure Universal health care
for all Citizens.If we can afford a war we can afford health
care for all Americans.When our government tells us that
"Universal Health care for Iraqi's is sound policy, but for
Americans its SOCIALISM, its time for a new government.
If every individual is "entitled" an attorney, whether
or not he/she can afford one, than I believe by virtue of
citizentry alone, EVERY American is "ENTITLED" to
Universal health care.Insurance companies "compassion" for
my illness should not end where their PROFIT/LOSS margins begin.
If my health determines your profit and my illness decides
your loses,than you would want me either... healthy or dead.
That's NOT a very good system for health care.To insure our
nation never invades, attacks or aggrieves any
Sovereign nation(s) that commit no provocation or threat.
Such as Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq.To insure
"equal protection under the law"For all people.
Not just some people but all people.Not just some rights
but all rights.If you fall into the category of Human Being,
you are "entitled" to the same rights as all other
people.Straight people, gay people, black people,
religious people,non-religious people, ALL... people.
Please let us all remember these words;
"Those who will not stand up for the rights of others put
their own rights in danger of being lost as well.
To insure that there is freedom of religion.
To insure that YOUR freedom of religion ends where MINE begin,
religious or otherwise.To insure that everyone pays
their fair share of taxes.
"Taxes are the price our society pays to invoke the word
Civilization upon itself"~~Thomas Jefferson***
Anyone who would insinuate that taxing someone $3 million
on an income of $10 million a year, is being "punished"
for their hard work is among the worlds biggest lunatics.
#1 anyone who "makes" $10 million a year is NOT digging
ditches or working hard. (He may have done so to get there
but lets be clear, once he gets there he is NOT working hard.)
Hard work is many things, it is also hard work to be really
poor with no job. Ask a welfare recipient if its not hard
work trying to make ends meet? Try to figure out how to
pay $1660 worth of expenses on $1100 a month. Gas or electric?
Telephone or cable?Clothes or rent? Food or medicine?
Can't imagine? No, neither can I !
#2 It is NOT punishment to pay your fair share!!
"To those whom much is given, much is expected"
To insure the basic necessities of existence for every citizen.
Food, shelter, health care, disaster relief.
To do any less is not humane, to do more is Private charity.
To rely on private charity alone leads to the following;
Private charity leads to public homelessness.
Private charity breeds demoralization and contempt.
OUR RIGHT TO, OUR ENTITLEMENT TO, THESES THINGS:
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
These are things that are not for sale and have been paid for
IN FULL by the Americans that came before us.
For ....all Americans.
Anyone having a problem with these precepts must have
a problem with the Constitution and the notion
"United We Stand".
And finally, To forever insure the proper correlation between
our law and our justice.

Our Future, will of course, end up being our children's history.
How will you, YOU, write that book?
Think your vote means little? Think again.

Liberal Agenda??? It use to be called the American Way.

Roman B. Aleksander
US ARMY VET

For republican voters, that's THOMAS Jefferson~3rd President Not GEORGE Jefferson~dry cleaner ***