Eliminate section 4 of the Brown Amendment as to utopian.
Have Charles draft an amendment abolishing the civil rights of " for profit" corporations and other forms of "for profit" limited liability partnerships with revenues of over $40 million dollars a year. In other words do away with the legal fiction of "for profit" corporate person. Didn't William O. Douglas have some ideas along these lines?:~)
Your email pal, Tom L.
Carl Remick wrote:
> Re Charles': Draft XXVIII Amendment for
> a right to a decent job.
>
> I find this proposal very impressive. Has any attempt been made to stir
> grass-roots support for this measure? Does anyone on this list have a
> serious philosophical objection to this amendment?
>
> Carl Remick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Brown [mailto:CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us]
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 11:52 AM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: RE: Bourdieu on neoliberalism ANNOTATED
>
> Carl,
>
> Yes, I will. See below
>
> Charles
>
> >>> Carl Remick <cremick at rlmnet.com> 12/09 4:40 PM >>>
> Re Charles': "Abolition of the 'at will' employment doctrine is part of
>
> my draft 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution for
> a right to a decent job."
>
> Would you please post the amendment you propose in its entirety here?
>
> Carl Remick
>
> _____________
>
> A Draft XXVIII Amendment
>
> to the U.S. Constitution
>
> Section 1. Every adult American able and
> willing to earn a living through paid work
> has the right to and shall have a free choice
> among opportunities for useful, productive
> and fulfilling paid employment at decent
> real wages or for self-employment.
>
> Section 2. Every adult American unable to
> work for pay or find employment pursuant to
> Section 1, has the right to and shall be
> provided by the Federal and State governments
> an adequate standard of living that rises
> with increases in the wealth and productivity
> of society.
>
> Section 3 The Federal and State governments
> shall serve as the employers of last resort in
> insuring fulfillment of Section 1.
>
> Section 4 In a case where Section 1 is
> in conflict with the Amendment V provision
> reading , "Nor shall private property be taken
> for public use without just compensation,"
> Section 1 of Amendment XXVIII shall prevail.
>
> Section 5. the common law doctrine of
> employment-at-will is hereby abolished.
> All employment discharge shall be with
> just cause.
>
> Section 6. The Congress shall have
> power to enforce, by appropriate legislation,
> the provision of this article.
>
> _______
>
> Charles Brown