Here is the platform of the Progressive Party (also known informally as the Bull Moose Party) headed by Teddy Roosevelt: A National Health Service to include all existing government medical agencies. Social insurance, to provide for the elderly, the unemployed, and the disabled. Limited injunctions in strikes. Farm relief. Workers compensation for work-related injuries. An inheritance tax. A Constitutional amendment to allow a Federal income tax. Womens suffrage. Direct election of Senators. Primary elections for state and federal nominations. Plus, the platform urged direct democracy measures at the state level,including: The recall election (citizens may remove an elected official before the end of his term). The referendum (citizens may decide on a law by popular vote). The initiative (citizens may propose a law by petition and enact it by popular vote). Judicial recall (when a court declares a law unconstitutional, the citizens may override that ruling by popular vote). The platform also called for strict limits and disclosure requirements on political campaign contributions, registration of lobbyists, and recording and publication of Congressional committee proceedings.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:18:07 +0000