Originally posted by Mysti-ken:
Think about it ... what does it say about a nation's values when as a citizen your constution guarantees you the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (life listed first here) and that is translated into

    the right to vote (change government)
    the right to a basic education
    the right to bear arms
    but not the right to basic healthcare?





Right to life was I believe intended to imply that the government would not deprive you of same, not interviene against "natural causes"...

Life requires more than just heathcare..food, shelter as well. Are we then OBLIGATED for providing food & shelter for all who need it? Further, as "I think about it" the phrase does not differentiate from those who CAN and CANNOT obtain these things for themselves. If I am able to work but for "religious reasons" choose not to, does the constitution obligate YOU to subsidise me? I am sorry but I do not accept that the US Constitution is a blueprint for communism.

1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760) "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -Soren Kierkegaard (as posted by Jato)