If Americans allow the Republican agenda to dictate "how things are supposed to be," particularly when it comes to individual choice regarding the use of contraception which is essentially a religious doctrine, it should be viewed as an assault on the Constitution and democracy itself.
Conservatism by current GOP standards is gathering social morality and attempting to mold it into a framework where the government decides how the population should use their bodies. Nothing could be a better example of this than proposed laws in states like Virginia and Alabama, which would allow the government to force women to have a probe placed inside their vagina as a prerequisite for a constitutionally legal abortion.
How exactly does such an invasive, unnecessary medical test fit into the Republican rhetoric of promoting less government and more freedom? Well, it doesn't. If anything, it proves that the hypocrisy of the GOP is manifesting itself into the greatest lie ever told to the American public.
America became the greatest nation on earth because the freedom and creativity of its people was encouraged, not squashed.
There is nothing more personal than love-making. Throughout history, it has inspired literature, music, art, and many of the intangible ideals that the human race values...
Conservatism by current GOP standards is gathering social morality and attempting to mold it into a framework where the government decides how the population should use their bodies. Nothing could be a better example of this than proposed laws in states like Virginia and Alabama, which would allow the government to force women to have a probe placed inside their vagina as a prerequisite for a constitutionally legal abortion.
How exactly does such an invasive, unnecessary medical test fit into the Republican rhetoric of promoting less government and more freedom? Well, it doesn't. If anything, it proves that the hypocrisy of the GOP is manifesting itself into the greatest lie ever told to the American public.
America became the greatest nation on earth because the freedom and creativity of its people was encouraged, not squashed.
There is nothing more personal than love-making. Throughout history, it has inspired literature, music, art, and many of the intangible ideals that the human race values...
If Americans allow the Republican agenda to dictate "how things are supposed to be," particularly when it comes to individual choice regarding the use of contraception which is essentially a religious doctrine, it should be viewed as an assault on the Constitution and democracy itself.
Conservatism by current GOP standards is gathering social morality and attempting to mold it into a framework where the government decides how the population should use their bodies. Nothing could be a better example of this than proposed laws in states like Virginia and Alabama, which would allow the government to force women to have a probe placed inside their vagina as a prerequisite for a constitutionally legal abortion.
How exactly does such an invasive, unnecessary medical test fit into the Republican rhetoric of promoting less government and more freedom? Well, it doesn't. If anything, it proves that the hypocrisy of the GOP is manifesting itself into the greatest lie ever told to the American public.
America became the greatest nation on earth because the freedom and creativity of its people was encouraged, not squashed.
There is nothing more personal than love-making. Throughout history, it has inspired literature, music, art, and many of the intangible ideals that the human race values most.
Any government or politician claiming that the government should play a role in controlling the physical body of another human being should be chastised, not praised or encouraged, if America is to remain a free and thriving society.
The 2012 elections are turning out to be less about issues and more about turning the United States into a completely different country.
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the current political climate is that too many people seem willing to support politicians who will ultimately make their lives less private, less prosperous, and much less free. The obvious question is why would anyone want to do that?
(more)Conservatism by current GOP standards is gathering social morality and attempting to mold it into a framework where the government decides how the population should use their bodies. Nothing could be a better example of this than proposed laws in states like Virginia and Alabama, which would allow the government to force women to have a probe placed inside their vagina as a prerequisite for a constitutionally legal abortion.
How exactly does such an invasive, unnecessary medical test fit into the Republican rhetoric of promoting less government and more freedom? Well, it doesn't. If anything, it proves that the hypocrisy of the GOP is manifesting itself into the greatest lie ever told to the American public.
America became the greatest nation on earth because the freedom and creativity of its people was encouraged, not squashed.
There is nothing more personal than love-making. Throughout history, it has inspired literature, music, art, and many of the intangible ideals that the human race values most.
Any government or politician claiming that the government should play a role in controlling the physical body of another human being should be chastised, not praised or encouraged, if America is to remain a free and thriving society.
The 2012 elections are turning out to be less about issues and more about turning the United States into a completely different country.
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the current political climate is that too many people seem willing to support politicians who will ultimately make their lives less private, less prosperous, and much less free. The obvious question is why would anyone want to do that?
Its really pathetic.
Now that people are looking at it from a human prospective instead of a business one, you have a beef with it?
Another thing...every single one of the "personhood" bills/amendments that Republicans are trying to get passed in dozens of states would outlaw hormonal birth control. And don't try to claim that "that's not the purpose of personhood legislation" so prosecutors would never actually enforce it against unintended targets...that's the same thing that they told us about the "chemical endangerment" bills which they told us were for protecting children from being exposed to home meth labs, but have instead been used to prosecute pregnant women who are on legal medications.
On attempts at personhood bills/amendments: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/1...
On the second link, it's also about abortion, not about birth control. Please don't tell me you see birth control and abortion as the same thing...
Note too that I'm not against BC in any way. I'm not even anti-abortion. What I am is anti-being-forced-to-pay-for-... ;)
I don't know why you brought up the "anti-being-forced-to-pay-for" in this discussion, because that's not what we've been talking about. This isn't about who is paying for the birth control, this is about allowing pharmacists to refuse to give a woman the medication she has a legal right to have and is paying for.
Not paying a co-pay does NOT mean that you are getting it for free...you are paying for your health insurance, and that health insurance is being required to pony up and pay for your health care...you know, like you're paying them to do. That's not free, and it's not making someone else pay for your pills.
Show me where in the Constitution the federal government has the power to force a company to include a given feature in their product. This type of thing should be simply left to the market to decide based on demand.