Edited by author 10-02-2005 12:51 AM
President Bush's Pledge to Wipe Out Inequality, Injustice and Poverty Calls for a Constitutional Amendment
On September 15, 2005, President George W. Bush, as Commander-in-Chief, pledged to wipe out inequality, injustice, and poverty in the United States of America (
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050915-8.html), reaffirming this commitment in remarks he made on Friday, September 16, 2005 during the "National Day of Prayer and Remembrance Service" held at Washington National Cathedral (
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050916-4.html) and on Saturday, September 17, 2005 during his Presidential Radio Address (
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050917.html). President Bush's pledge ensures bold action, declaring that all persons in this country are worthy of dignity and respect and will be related to as such, regardless of race, class, or other status. President Bush has made an enduring pledge, a commitment to all persons, sustained beyond the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast following the wake of Hurricane Katrina. It is a pledge that will continue well after his presidency. As such, a Constitutional Amendment asserting, once and for
all, that equality and justice are inherent and inalienable rights for all human beings, that we as a nation will no longer tolerate discrimination and unfettered partiality that has led to division and poverty, will most assuredly be called for by President George W. Bush, encouraging citizens of the United States of America to support this courageous effort. This is the true investment the country will make, undoubtedly led by the Commander-in-Chief, following the disaster of Hurricane
Katrina, one that cannot be measured in dollars, but will benefit all. It is the heart of this democratic nation, and a pledge worthy of a Constitutional Amendment-THE EQUAL WORTH AMENDMENT.
EQUAL WORTH AMENDMENT
Section 1. Every person is fundamentally of equal worth and value in self, worthy of dignity and respect solely on the basis of being a member of the human race, unconditionally and unexceptionally.
Section 2. Every person has the inherent and inalienable basic right to be related to as an equal worth and value in self by all other persons.
Section 3. Every person has the complementary inherent and inalienable basic responsibility to relate to all other persons as of equal worth and value in themselves.
Section 4. Those realities that are not persons--such as corporate entities, in and of themselves--are not entitled to the same rights as persons.
Section 5. No laws of the United States shall be considered valid if they create or perpetuate a condition in violation of the principles set forth in this article.
President George W. Bush and the Congress must hear from the citizens of America, supporting this Constitutional Amendment to achieve the goal pledged by the President
to wipe out inequality, injustice, and poverty in these United States. For more information about the Equal Worth Amendment, go to
http://www.equalworthamendment.org.
