Bill of Rights socialism

Bill of Rights socialism is the ideology that the United States Bill of Rights advocated for a socialist society or that if need be, a new United States Bill of Rights that explicitly advocated for it should be made. The concept was first coined by Gus Hall, General Secretary of Communist Party USA.[1] Communist Party USA has advocated for amending the United States Constitution to include the right to join a labor organization, the right to a fair-paying job and others.[2][3]

Gus Hall, who first coined the term (1984)

Bill of Rights socialism has also been advocated by the Democratic Socialists of America since 2012.[4]

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In 2012, the concept was revived by the Democratic Socialists of America, who proposed the following public policies in order to "achieve basic human social and economic rights" whose implementation would "help to achieve freedom and dignity for all Americans":[4][5]

Criticism

The idea of Bill of Rights socialism has drawn criticism. Writing for the Future of Freedom Foundation, Richard Embley described Franklin D. Roosevelt's Second Bill of Rights and the idea of a socialist United States Bill of Rights as a planned economy and "regulatory socialism".[6]

References
  1. "Gus Hall Memorial Service". C-SPAN. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. Miles, Roberta Wood, Dee (May 1, 2016). "Bill of Rights Socialism". Communist Party USA. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. Crowder, Brad (2020). "Bill of Rights socialism and the future of the republic".
  4. "A Social and Economic Bill of Rights". Democratic Socialists of America. December 23, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. Camejo, Peter. "A Bill of Rights for Working People".
  6. Ebeling, Richard (November 30, 2015). ""Democratic Socialism" Means the Loss of Liberty". Future of Freedom Foundation. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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