Obama's Second Bill of Rights.... is there anything wrong with this idea??

The need for a "Second Bill of Rights" has been championed by Obama ally and adviser Cass Sunstein, Law Professor at the University of Chicago, in a book entitled "The Second Bill of Rights: FDR's Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need it More than Ever."


"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."

At first blush, this seems like a great list of things people need to have.  It seems like good stuff.  There is a rub however.  With every right, comes greater responsibility.  You can't give to those who will not be responsible.  Let's look at them again.


"The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;  This means that one must be willing and able to work in these industries, shops and so forth.  More than able, showing up, doing the work.  This is not for the slacker.   I believe this right already exists. No one is stopping anyone except themselves.

"The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;  This makes good sense, but how much is adequate?  Food Clothing and Recreation?  Does it include the latest $200 sneakers?  Who decides?  I may earn more or less than another and complain I do not have enough.

"The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;  What if he is a poor farmer?  Grows lousy chickens.  Crummy wheat.  Wormy tomatoes.   IS there no responsibility to be effective at this?

"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;  Amen to this.  I agree.  BUT... our legal system, our government is constantly picking winners and losers.  Solyndra anyone?  Windmills.  Ethanol?  Stupid things.  That is unfair competition and creates monopolies.  GOVERNMENT is the enemy here.  Government and the businesses that depend on government to protect them.  Look up Rent Seeking.

"The right of every family to a decent home;  Really?  What is a decent home?  Own or Rent?  How will this law be written?   Is my home too small? or too big?  Do I really want someone telling me I need to downsize?  Isn't that what I saw in former east Germany?  Communist apartments?  This is insidious.

"The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;  I think we have this.  Had it before Obamacare.  No one was ever denied.

"The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;  We have this already... it's called social security and guess what, It's going broke.


"The right to a good education."  I'm in favor of this.  Let's abolish public education, issue vouchers and let kids vote with their feet to get the good education they deserve.

You see, these kind of Utopian ideas are insane.  Look good, but are wrong in more ways than you can imagine.  There is only ONE place where this is all accomplished. It's called prison.  Look at the list.  It's all in there.