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'''Bill of Rights socialism''' is the belief that the United States Bill of Rights advocated for a socialist society and that if need be, a new United States Bill of Rights that explicitly advocated for that should be made. The concept was first mentioned by [[Socialist Workers Party (United States)|Socialist Workers Party]] in 1976. [[Communist Party USA]] has advocated for expanding the United States Constitution to include the right to join a union, the right to a fair-paying job and others. Bill of Rights socialism has also been advocated by the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]. | '''Bill of Rights socialism''' is the [[Revisionism|revisionist]] belief commonly pushed by [[Patriotic socialism|patriotic socialists]] that the [[United States of America|United States]] [[Bill of Rights]] advocated for a [[Socialism|socialist]] society and that if need be, a new United States Bill of Rights that explicitly advocated for that should be made. The concept was first mentioned by [[Socialist Workers Party (United States)|Socialist Workers Party]] in 1976. [[Communist Party USA]] has advocated for expanding the United States Constitution to include the right to join a union, the right to a fair-paying job and others. Bill of Rights socialism has also been advocated by the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]. | ||
== Concept == | == Concept == | ||
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 | 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 Statesians: | ||
* | * Single-payer healthcare | ||
* | * Affordable and safe housing | ||
* | * Universal childcare | ||
* | * Progressive taxation | ||
* | * Tuition-free higher education | ||
* | * Income security | ||
* | * Leisure time | ||
* | * Healthy Environment | ||
* | * Free association | ||
* Cutting | * Cutting military expenditures | ||
* A return to a | * A return to a Keynesian model | ||
* | * Maximum wage ceilings | ||
== Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
=== From the right === | === From the right === | ||
The idea of Bill of Rights socialism has drawn ire from | The idea of Bill of Rights socialism has drawn ire from right-libertarian critics. Writing for the Future of Freedom Foundation, Richard Embley described [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[Second Bill of Rights]] and the idea of a social Bill of Rights as a [[Planned economy|command economy]] and "regulatory socialism". | ||
=== From the left === | === From the left === | ||
== External links | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.cpusa.org/party_info/socialism-in-the-usa/ Bill of Rights socialism] by [[Communist Party USA]] | * [https://www.cpusa.org/party_info/socialism-in-the-usa/ Bill of Rights socialism] by [[Communist Party USA]] | ||
* [https://www.dsausa.org/strategy/a_social_and_economic_bill_of_rights/ A Social and Economic Bill of Rights] by [[Democratic Socialists of America|Democratic Socialist of America]] | * [https://www.dsausa.org/strategy/a_social_and_economic_bill_of_rights/ A Social and Economic Bill of Rights] by [[Democratic Socialists of America|Democratic Socialist of America]] | ||
[[Category:Socialism in the United States]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 20 March 2024
Bill of Rights socialism is the revisionist belief commonly pushed by patriotic socialists that the United States Bill of Rights advocated for a socialist society and that if need be, a new United States Bill of Rights that explicitly advocated for that should be made. The concept was first mentioned by Socialist Workers Party in 1976. Communist Party USA has advocated for expanding the United States Constitution to include the right to join a union, the right to a fair-paying job and others. Bill of Rights socialism has also been advocated by the Democratic Socialists of America.
Concept[edit | edit source]
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 Statesians:
- Single-payer healthcare
- Affordable and safe housing
- Universal childcare
- Progressive taxation
- Tuition-free higher education
- Income security
- Leisure time
- Healthy Environment
- Free association
- Cutting military expenditures
- A return to a Keynesian model
- Maximum wage ceilings
Criticism[edit | edit source]
From the right[edit | edit source]
The idea of Bill of Rights socialism has drawn ire from right-libertarian critics. Writing for the Future of Freedom Foundation, Richard Embley described Franklin D. Roosevelt's Second Bill of Rights and the idea of a social Bill of Rights as a command economy and "regulatory socialism".