Opinion:

Yet another politician who doesn't understand fundamental principles...

...and overuses the word "treason".

A congressman says comedian Bill Maher's comment that the U.S. military has already recruited all the "low-lying fruit" is possibly treasonous and at least grounds to cancel the show.

Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., takes issue with remarks on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, first aired May 13, in which Maher points out the Army missed its recruiting goal by 42 percent in April.

"More people joined the Michael Jackson fan club," Maher said. "We've done picked all the low-lying Lynndie England fruit, and now we need warm bodies."

Army Reserve Pfc. England was accused of abusing prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

"I think it borders on treason," Bachus said. "In treason, one definition is to undermine the effort or national security of our country."

"Anyone who knows anything about my views and has watched my show knows that I have nothing but the highest regard for the men and women serving this country around the world," Maher said in the statement.

Ever heard of the First Amendment, Mister Representative? It protects speech, and specifically was intended to protect political speech, of which what Bill Maher said certainly was, even if you disagree with it completely.

Thank God that some of the Founders insisted upon the Bill of Rights. If they hadn't, we'd be sunk by now.

Fortunately for those morons who like shouting "Treason!" every time someone says something they don't agree with, betraying the oath of office to protect and preserve the Constitution apparently is NOT treason, even when what they are doing and saying are completely against both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution.

How can such short-sighted people get elected to Congress?

I should run for Congress when I move back to the US, I certainly can do no worse than those there now.