The U.S. economy is a complex system based on a free market, open, pluralistic, democratic, capitalist society.  Over the centuries the American economy has grown, prospered, developed and evolved.  America was the greatest manufacturing country in the world, now 70% of the U.S. economy is based on consumption, and manufacturing is at the all time [...]

BY MAURICE FERRE – CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATE, DEMOCRACT This November 2nd, Florida voters will decide to accept or reject Amendment 4. This Florida constitutional change, called “The Florida Hometown Democracy Land Use Initiative,” came about because almost one million Florida registered voters signed the petition. It has cleared all legal requirements and will be [...]

The primary issue overriding everything else in America today is the economy and jobs, jobs, jobs. The Economy is number one on Main Street, Wall Street and K-Street (Washington). It is the defining issue for the November 2 General Election and should be the defining issue for the Democratic Primary Election for the U.S. Senate. [...]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Its importance to the U.S. Economy Maurice Ferre Democratic candidate U.S. Senate July 12, 2010 President Barack Obama speaking about immigration said on July 1 at American University, “In sum, the system is broken. And everyone knows it.” He further said about past U.S. immigration and the need for reform “And, [...]

The formation of the next generation of citizens, along with an energy plan and a new economy based on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship, is perhaps the most important function that our government must perform. This country’s commitment to education is the foundation of our participatory democracy, our shared prosperity, and our national security. It is [...]

My position on the U.S. energy policy can be summed up in five words: we need an energy policy. The U.S. has tried to establish an energy policy for 40 years since Jimmy Carter, but failed. Today, in light of the BP Deep-Water Horizon catastrophe, President Obama and the United States have an opportunity to [...]

I support President Barack Obama’s promises to reform U.S Health Care made during the year before the 2008 election. However, that’s not what we got. If I had been in the U.S. Senate, I would have voted for the bill as it was presented, as a beginning. When President Lyndon B. Johnson passed Medicare/Medicaid in [...]

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Thomas Jefferson The best way to secure fundamental rights in a democratic society is through a government which reflects [...]