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Republicans Just Say No to Birth Control | 20 comments (20 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Republicans Just Say No to Birth Control (4.00 / 5)

Unfortunately, there are plenty of us in other states with idiots in the legislature.

But they aren't usually quite this blatant about their prejudice and idiocy.

I hope somebody asks Rep. Susan Phillips when she is introducing legislation for addition money for pre-natal care, food, shelter, and education. Or perhaps she would like to just declare herself as indifferent to the children of poor, 'promiscuous' women as she is to their mothers.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Mar 16th, 2006 at 11:05:24 AM EST
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Re: Republicans Just Say No to Birth Control (4.00 / 3)

I know we are not the only idiotic state. But we must rank right up there among the worst. Here's just a sample of what's pending at the state level:

A Bill to bar illegal aliens from attending state universities

A Bill to require picture ID in order to vote.

A Bill that would ask Missourians to change the state constitution to "secure a citizen's right to acknowledge Almighty God" in schools and other public places.

Or how about A bill that would prohibit alimony payments for ex-spouses that live with boyfriends or girlfriends, or a law requiring state agencies, public schools and local governments to call all recognized holidays by the "traditional" names".

An especially busy legislator is Rep. Cynthia Davis, from O'Fallon. She has publicly compared liberals to terrorists and proposed a bill that would require schools to teach alternatives to the theory of evolution.
Now she is pushing legislation that would enable schools to delete information about contraception from sex education classes. Teachers would tell students to consult their doctors.

Somedays I have state law stupidity fatigue.

by maryb2004 on Thu Mar 16th, 2006 at 12:24:13 PM EST
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Re: Republicans Just Say No to Birth Control (none / 0)

I definitely don't want to get into a competition with you because it would be to depressing (e.g., Indiana already has a law required picture ID to vote).

What I don't get is why nobody seems to call them on the cognitive dissonance of restricting abortion and access to birth control while not providing any additional services for those extra kids they just made sure would be showing up.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Mar 16th, 2006 at 12:46:38 PM EST
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Because you are viewing the 'extra kids' in terms (none / 1)

of social costs, whereas they are looking at them in terms of revenue stream potential for America's dynamic and fast-growing prison industrial complex, a recession-friendly perennial investor favorite!

one man's conspiracy is another man's business plan
Blog updated as needed

by DuctapeFatwa (DuctapeFatwa@yahoo.com) on Thu Mar 16th, 2006 at 01:39:02 PM EST
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Re: Because you are viewing the 'extra kids' in te (4.00 / 2)

That may be or it may be that, as I suspect, they simply don't care what happens to those kids, anymore than they care about the mothers but I want them to have to admit that -- I am so tired of these sanctimonious creeps being allowed to blather on about their moral superiority and never being forced to own up to their actual moral bankruptcy.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Mar 16th, 2006 at 01:55:54 PM EST
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