Definitions
Life: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
Liberty: the power to do as one pleases; freedom from arbitrary or despotic control
Happiness: a pleasurable or satisfying experience
The Declaration of Independence was written to explain why the colonists had the right to revolt against England and seek its independence. The colonists had no representation and their voices were not heard in their government.
Many believe that health care should not be a right, but a privilege or a luxury, I think much differently. If you look at the standard definition above, it states that life is a vital and functional being. Without proper health care for many, they would in turn be dead! Simple isn’t it? Well maybe for some, but for others they need a little more clarification. Here are 2 more definitions on why health care is not a privilege.
Vital: critical; urgently needed; absolutely necessary
Functional: fit or ready for use or service
Now many state that if health insurance was a right it would have been written into the constitution. I beg to differ. Health insurance was first created in the 1920’s at a hospital in Dallas and they called it “The Blues” to help poor people. This company later became Blue Cross Blue Shield. So if democracy is more of an idea than a static law, how come the constitution has been amended on several occasions to fit the needs of the people at the time? Here are a few examples. We now have The Federal Reserve, slavery has been abolished, women have the right to vote, blacks have equal rights, and many other things we now know as amendments.
Many people scream and yell, usually without much merit, that it is government control, yet many believe it is government protection. Without proper and affordable health care, or the denial of services by the health care cartels, tell me how will you have life if you are left to die, better yet, where is your pursuit of happiness when you are left handicapped and immobile? Where is the pursuit of happiness when these corporate behemoths are nickel and diming you to death? Well, there isn’t any.
We can also go a step further with gay marriage. Where is the pursuit of happiness when many are fighting to write them out of the constitution with blatant discrimination while they enjoy their federal government rights of tax breaks and legal protections? Many feel it is a religious right, yet in reality, it is first a federal right because they must first be licensed by the government to get married. They must also go to the government to either annul or divorce completely in the eyes of the law. If marriage was a religious right, wouldn’t they be getting divorced in a church instead of the court of law?
What if the homosexuals fought to take away your right to worship, would you not be screaming foul and state that it is your constitutional right to worship in the way you see fit? Or do you sit with a blind eye and say why should I care, it isn’t happening to me?
Many people believe in survival of the fittest, I call them the biggest fools. These fools that want to live that way fail to realize that without the medical advances some enjoy today, they probably would not be here because I bet you any money their parents or grandparents probably had some life saving surgery or medication. Yet the dumb choose to stay dumb.
So why do you hate freedom? Why are you not fighting to keep freedom intact for all and not just some?