In my opinion a tea party is where a group of people can come together to discuss anything in a civil manner, unlike the group which has been pervasively in our news cycle as of late. It is at this time, I truly want all of my readers to listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Second Bill of Rights which was originally broadcasted on January 11th, 1944.
In regards to the Tea Party Movement, I feel as if FDR was speaking to them from beyond the ages when he said: "Our fighting men abroad- and their families at home- expect such a program and have the right to insist upon it. It is to their demands that this Government should pay heed rather than to the whining demands of selfish pressure groups who seek to feather their nests while young Americans are dying." In my humble opinion, the "whining demands of selfish pressure groups" fully defines this modern-day Tea Party Movement.
Yes, yes, yes, your movement is all about selfishness and NOT the good of this country. It is NOT about WE THE PEOPLE, but your rights solely.
The program that FDR wished for all of us was called his "Second Bill of Rights" and listed below were its high-lights.
The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the Nation;
The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
The right of every family to a decent home;
The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
The right to a good education.
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.
While this program he laid out sounds highly socialistic, let me remind my readers he was a four term president who died late within his fourth term. My guess is that the majority of Americans agreed with his stance and philosophy.
But, it is this one comment which was cited by the late president that rang all but true to me: "For unless there is security here at home there cannot be lasting peace in the world."
The Tea Party Movement and all of its bravado have been sending a dangerous signal world wide displaying our insecurity to those who oppose us. As Sarah Palin urges her followers within this movement to "cling to their guns" or say "reload", those words only breed insecurity. Especially as we come upon the fifteenth anniversary of the OKC bombing.
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