It started with John Locke. At the time it was believed that there should be a hereditary privelige.
John Locke stated that each man has a right to life, liberty and property. The Declaration of Independence stated these rights in our break from Great Britain..
The legacy continued with the following key activities. Theodore Roosevelt in which he broke up the monopolies through anti-trust legislation which was followed up by President Taft.
After the Recession, President Franklin Roosevelt initiated the "New Deal". Social Security ensured that the elderly were not left without any resources because the very nature of families was different in the United States. The young did not take care of their elderly but formed a nuclear unit of members. The members that had served their country were receiving education benefits and forming and participating in Professional Unions.
After John (Jack) Kennedy's Assassination President LB Johnson promoted the Great Society. The Civil Rights legislations were passed. The Economy Act of 1964 which declared a war against poverty. Medicare Air and Water Quality Acts. Consumer Product protections Voter Rights Acts which terminated literacy tests. The National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. Head Start for pre Elementary education
This is a legacy to be proud of and the definition of our nation was primarily carved by these legislations.
Let's keep the insults aside.
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As you can see that the entire scope of the Liberal movement has been presented. Your statement of Modern Liberal is Marxism is an undefended opinion at the very best.
@Pfuzylogic: As you can see by your own presentation of the "scope of the Liberal movement", there was a definite shift in the 20th Century to surrendering rights to the State that continues to this day.
Modern liberalism is Marxism, as evidenced by its own history.
@Booyeah: I would argue that it protected the rights of the middle and lower class which would never have formed unless it was protected from tyrants. There were child labor laws and protections bestowed for professions like coal miners that would have never happened except for the protection of Liberal legislation.
@Pfuzylogic: You could argue that, and that would be false. It certainly took away property rights and made citizens beholden to the government for survival. It continues to chip away at rights enumerated in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Amendment on a constant basis.
@Booyeah: @ The world now is quite different from the one when these simple rights of life were not given but had to be stated in the Declaration of Independence. The tyranny before was from persons outside of the government and making "slaves" of those that worked for them.
There should be restrictions of automatic rifles like that used in the horrific incident at Orlando. I have never seen an adequate defense to protect the ownership of these weapons. What is commonly presented to me is their opinion that there is an upcoming apocalypse that they need it for to defend their property.
You are incredibly vague about what you're talking about with the amendments you presented.
