I make no excuses for my political views, and I don’t expect anyone else to either. I, like many of our brothers here on Pipesmagazine.com were disappointed by the recent actions of the U.S. Congress. Be that as it may, my intent with what I wrote in the “RANT!” string wasn’t a recrimination of anyone’s political leanings but rather an attempt to demonstrate how Americans think to one of our foreign brothers.

After I had finished writing it and posting it, I remembered a concept that I was exposed to in one of my History classes. The idea that freedom of choice equals freedom of speech equals the right to pursuit of happiness equals freedom of religion etc., is what my posting was all about. Oft times, to convey a complex idea to others, one has to speak literally-metaphorically as I did in my post. (Please, pardon the oxymoron.)

The usurpation of the right of Americans to choose their health care coverage constitutes a fundamental loss of rights. American citizens are now compelled to purchase health care from their states. (This may change, but that isn’t pertinent to this discussion.) The restriction of my freedom to choose will make me subject to the regulations imposed by the government. Will this legislation impose medical treatments on me or members of my family even if we decide not to extend our lives artificially with machines, or the opposite, will the government discontinue medical treatment because it isn’t in the budget? Isn’t that an imposition on my right to the pursuit of happiness, life or liberty, and - by extension, my freedom of expression? I would no longer be allowed to say that I want or don’t want treatment and therefore my freedom of speech has been restricted or even denied.

I could continue, but I believe you get my “drift. So here is my post without the moniker of - to whom it was addressed. I have also removed the paragraph on George Bush and Barney Frank. I don’t believe they are pertinent to the subject of this blog.

There is one point that I touched on below, but failed to expand on adequately. By exercising his freedom of expression Michael Moore is also exercising his right to life and his right to the pursuit of happiness by earning his living as he sees fit.

You don’t really believe that Michael Moore actually knows what he talking about do you? He’s an idiot, and he has the right to demonstrate that by whatever means he wants to, save by overt acts of violence against the government or citizenry of the United States of America.

The issues that we Americans are, and have been so upset about is the wresting of our individual liberty, perpetrated on us by wholly unethical means. Also, the socialization of our current health system by a Congress that has defied the will of its citizenry. It is the fundamental right to freedom of choice that this Congress has wrested from us, for the present.

There are at least two different unconstitutional aspects of this power grab by the Democratic Congress that will never stand Judicial nor Constitutional scrutiny. Also, there is the mandate that each state set up its own health care system or have one foisted on them by the Federal Government, also wholly unconstitutional.

This is an attack on our nation as a whole and its Constitution by an overzealous democratically controlled Congress. It believes it can do whatever it wants with impunity. There will be serious repercussions, in the Judicial System and at the polls in November.

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I could continue but that would not convince you. It is not my intent to do so, only to expose you to some of the fundamental ideas and ideals that those outside the United States never seem to understand about the U.S. The United States of America is not a Democracy as many believe, but a Representative Republic. And, when a Congress acts against the wishes of its citizenry, it is an attack on the very principals that our great nation was founded upon.

So, please do not use the incoherent ramblings of a historical revisionist like Michael Moore as the foundation for any argument. I believe it is beneath your dignity to do so. He is merely trying to make a living, and does so quite well through sensationalism, and innuendo. As to whether he believes what he puts into film… who can say. He certainly doesn’t understand economics, and his slant on history is… well, let me say unique. Wrong, but unique.

However, I defend, will defend, and have defended Michael Moore’s right to say anything he believes, or worship any way he wishes or not, and earn his living as he sees fit, regardless of his beliefs, be they right or wrong. Because; those are his fundamental and inalienable rights as a human being and a citizen of the United States of America.