A socialist society would use the Bill of Rights as a starting point, but its base would probably force a socialist government to have a much better record than the present system.
In 1976, the Socialist Workers Party did a very good updating of the Bill of Rights...very good, in large part, because it built upon previous socialist arguments. I got a copy of this old piece of literature, scanned it and put it at... http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Quad/6460/1976/BRwp1.html Solidarity! Mark L.
