“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution”Fahrenheit 9/11.” Not since “Heather has Two Mommies” has the title of a piece of work been so inciteful as Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11.” Though easy to dismiss as a one-sided attack on the Bush administration, “Fahrenheit 9/11” is an examination of the last four years in the history of the United States. From the Florida election debacle to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. soldiers, Moore weaves together a collection of archival footage, press conferences and even interview outtakes to tell a tale that is at times hysterically funny, thought provoking and enraging.

Starting with the Florida election, Moore makes it seem that the election win was a gift to Bush from his cronies instead of the actual invoking of the 14th Amendment due to the fact that Florida had no uniform election standards at the time. That aside, Moore does open eyes to the fact that through new legislation like the Patriot Act, the current administration has done more to erode personal civil liberties than any other.

In a rather funny sequence, Moore drives around Washington, D.C,. in an ice cream truck while reading the Patriot Act over the loudspeaker. Apparently many of the legislators who voted to pass the Patriot Act had neglected to even read it.

The most effective section of the film deals with Iraq. The viewer is shown the actual devastation that has been lacking in the media. The dead bodies of Iraqis, the torn limbs and mutilated bodies of American soldiers; all images that need to be seen to understand the totality of the situation.

From the grief of a mother mourning the loss of her recently killed in action son to the tenacity and false promises of military recruiters in the slums of Flint, Michigan, Moore shows us the good, the bad and the excruciatingly ugly.

My one complaint about Moore’s previous films is that he often puts himself too much in the middle of the story. With “Fahrenheit 9/11,” he shows the restraint of a mature filmmaker with a story to tell.

Moore has said repeatedly that the purpose of his film is to ensure that President Bush is not re-elected. With the success of this film he may just succeed.

Who says that one voice is never heard?