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IF HEALTHCARE IS A ?RIGHT,? why does it depend on what the government says you can have? ?Now, imag?

By Glenn Reynolds

IF HEALTHCARE IS A “RIGHT,” why does it depend on what the government says you can have? “Now, imagine if the government had a body of experts charged with figuring out what your free-speech rights are, or your right to assemble, or worship. Mr. Jones, you can say X and Y, but not Z. Ms. Smith, you can freely assemble with Aleutians, Freemasons, and carpenters, but you may not meet in public with anyone from Cleveland or of Albanian descent. Mrs. Wilson, you may pray to Vishnu and Crom, but never to Allah or Buddha, and when you do pray, you cannot do so for longer than 20 minutes at a time, unless it is one of several designated holidays. Please see Extended Prayer Form 10?22B.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on July 25, 2009 (boomark / email).