America’s socialism wars began in full force with the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as president. By the time I was born, 1941, the socialists occupied virtually all the enemy territory: the Supreme Court had endorsed the New Deal. It had killed the U.S. Constitution by re-interpretation. The commerce clause justified any Congressional act. Substantive due process was dead. The contracts clause was dead. The general welfare clause became, not a restraint, but a justification for any and all legislative enactments. The Bill of Rights was on its way to emasculation. Legislation triumphed over rights, militarism over peace, foreign entanglements … Continue reading Socialism Wars