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the other big his message
out of the two thousand twelve election
that you'll never hear from the corporate media america
is this
that americans believe
and voted to affirm that belief
the government can be a solution to the problems we face the government can do
good things
and that ronald reagan was wrong
america is not a right wing nations were not even a center-right nation we never
have been
in nineteen thirty five f_d_r_ brought a social security we loved it then we
still love it now
and that of course it is just the tip of the iceberg
of policies approve america is a leftist nation
if you call leftists
people who believe the government can do things well
it started with the founders who put the phrase general welfare in the
constitution twice
first in the preamble to define the reason our government is created
and then in the powers giving congress article one section eight
to raise taxes and spend money to promote the general welfare
you know i say hammer empowers how here as well one of our actual founders
alexander hamilton had to say
about the general welfare clause that he helped write into the cast is you is
there at the guys to show them that ***
although he did leave for a couple weeks go back to new york in a fit of pique
because on the opening day he he had argued that the president should be
appointed for life because we wanted you to take a break marquee inequality
mothering
but any case he came back
and he said
this is in the twenty first part of his report to congress i've been this
attribute it it last week to the uh...
to the federalist papers it's it's uh... hamilton's report to congress and how to
build a strong manufacturing sector also known as root as his
report manufacturers written
uh... on manufacturing in seventeen ninety one when he was
the secretary the treasury madrid portion istration
he said and i quote
attorneys general welfare were doubtless intended to signify more than was
expressed ur imported in those which preceded the phrase is as comprehensive
as any liquid unused
because because it is not fit at the constitutional authority of the union
to appropriate its revenues
should have been a restricted within narrower limits than the general welfare
it is therefore of necessity
left at the discretion of the national legislature to pronounce
upon which objects
which concern the general welfare and for which i do that description
an appropriation of money is requisite improper
and of course from alexander hamilton
since then journal offers include everything from thomas jefferson
creating a free college system of the university of virginia favor him lincoln
massively expanding their free college system with land-grant colleges across
the nation
and create a department of agriculture
to teddy roosevelt hasn't pure food act the meat inspection acree depart of
commerce labor
breaking a big corporations regulating the railroads
to dwight eisenhower building interstate highway system in massively expanding
our schools and hospitals of government funds you know
during the eisenhower administration eighty percent of other cost of every
hospital bill this country's paid for with federal dollars
general welfare has included everything from child labor laws
to the forty hour work week
to workplace safety laws
america has always
advocated this liberal view
as americans
the first president to sign an appropriation to care for poor homeless
and hungry people
so they can give free housing medical care and food when they were
down-and-out or disabled
first president
george washington
our revolutionary war in seventeen seventy-six was fought on the premise
the government could be good
and that we could successfully prove that by creating a good government here
in north america
course there've been periods of time when
even though the vast majority of americans have always been progress in
our government was more conservative
the reason for that disconnect pretty simple
the majority of americans couldn't even vote
until nine
teen plenty when women got the vote
and even then a large minority of americans were kept away from the ballot
box but jim crow policies
there were only outlawed in the nineteen sixties but continue to this day
in fact we saw them
six days ago
in places like ohio in florida
we have to stand in line for six eight ten hours to vote that's jim crow
but america has been a liberal nation since our founding
george washington wrote a letter alexander hamilton seventeen ninety six
and he said if the nation could successfully educate all of our people
quotes
sentiments of more liberal rally in the general policy of the country would
result from it
end quote
another words george washington said give people a good educational become
liberals
the result over time was that we end up with the national policy a free
education for all of us
george washington took us liberal
and we've been moving that way ever since and so with this massive
progressive victory in two thousand twelve
when more democrats than republicans even got votes for the house
representatives
the democratic party finds itself a crossroads
i think a return to a liberal roots of thomas jefferson the founder the party
and standard bearers like f_d_r_ and j_f_k_
or is the obama administration gonna take the third way
of discredited conservative arms like ben no bilson blanche lincoln and her
skin bowls
at the end a second term in office after your face the seeds axiom problems
particularly don't even more progressive
brain in democratic socialist henry wallace is vice president
the party was rebelling saying they wanted a moderate
so f_d_r_ wrote a letter to the party same
in this century in which we live the democratic party has received the
support of the electorate only
when the party with absolute clarity has been the champion of progressive and
liberal policies and principles of government
the democratic party has failed consistently won through political
trading in chicanery
it has fallen into the control of those interests personal and financial
which they can terms of dollars instead of in terms of human values
it is best not to straddle ideals
the party must go holy one way or holy the other it cannot base in both
directions at the same time
end of quote
the democratic party went along with f_d_r_ had nominated wallis
get moving is such a progressive direction that f_d_r_ even propose a
second villa writes although he died before he could see it through
so president bombing harry reid nancy pelosi
question
is your party the party of jefferson roosevelt and kennedy
or is the party a joe lieberman harris convulsant joe mansion
as a progressive herb blue dot
is the american people are solidly behind progressive policies
and now is the time rest of the president bomb in a democratic party
leadership ap inside
free with the people
are you with the banks