Prof Makes ‘Constitutional’ Case for Democratic Socialism
It’s amazing how far some people will go to show their support for Bernie Sanders.
Professor Achintya Ray writes at The Tennessean.
The constitutional case for democratic socialism
To ask if democratic socialism will be successful in America is like asking if humans will ever land on the moon or be successful in scaling Mount Everest. Humans have already done both of them successfully.
That America is a democratic country has been well settled for more than two centuries now. It turns out that America is a sufficiently socialist country, too. Just a simple reading of the preamble of the Constitution should be a good starting point to understand the fountainhead of democratic socialism in America.
The preamble of the Constitution unambiguously states that “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
The framers of the Constitution understood that “I the individual” is pretty useless if one’s goal is to establish a republic. The foundation of a republic is a society comprising “We the People.” The Constitution is the governing document that takes a scattered society and elevates it to a unified republic. The Constitution also lays out the three fundamental principles of governing that republic.
Comments
What a moron. Democracy is mob rule. Socialism in any form is unconstitutional. The socialism we already have is killing the country and should be removed. The fact that any of it has been allowed to stand for as long as it has, doesn’t make it constitutional. “Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.” H.L. Menchen
Only losers want mob rule and socialism!
Socialism is great if you are one of the state subjects receiving unearned benefits in a free society. However, it sucks when you are a producer working hard to create wealth.
Its nice to advocate for the less fortunate. But when you advocate to use other people’s money and sweat to provide for them, you are advocating for slavery and indentured servitude.
Why is it that these types of articles never begin with: “Professor BOB SMITH writes at The Tennessean…”? Just sayin.