I called my congressman.I spoke with a member of his staff for over 10minutes.
I wanted him to know that I think the outrage the Republicans have over "Religious Freedom" and Obama's health care plan is misplaced. I wanted him to know that by focusing of contraception, he is missing the point. I wanted him to know that one of his constituents is against his fight.
Look. Freedom of Religion is great, we should be able to worship as we see fit. A religious organization shouldn't be forced to purchase anything that doesn't uphold their beliefs. BUT. Since our republican leaders are so focused of what they see as an attack of religion they miss the big picture.
I told the Congressman's office that I felt that by focusing on contraception it was just a sneaky way to abolish the right of women to choose. They picked an emotional issue to get a response without taking consideration to the other religions that will take advantage of a religious loophole in order to have morality clauses. It's the insurance companies that will win. They will make money regardless, while the rest of us are denied coverage. Our bosses will pick the worst insurance companies to save a little money. WE the workers will be the ones too lose.
(ok so I don't work outside the home, but I did. I will again.)
Just because this issue doesn't affect me now, doesn't it mean it won't in the future. If I never work outside the home again, my children will. My daughter will. I don't want her to live a life where she needs to be ashamed of being a woman. I don't want her to have to fight for basic rights.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
It's been awhile.
Ugh.
Well, it's been longer than I intended.
Anyway, I did a bad thing. I did not vote today. I know! I know! It's so important to vote, and I didn't. I have no excuse. I just didn't go.
One good thing, it was only the Primary. Mitt Romney will win the state since Rick Santorum is out. I used to like Mitt Romney, I don't anymore. His pledge to do away with Planned Parenthood is reason enough. His plan to cut spending gives me more. In case you didn't hear, he plans to cut everything. Entitlement programs, education, NASA, you name it. Our military will be well funded, as it should be, but our veterans? not so much. He would like to cut veteran care too. His budget plan won't work. Plain and simple. We need to cut spending, we do. I think we should start at the salaries of our legislatures.
I think welfare and the like need to be looked at. I think many entitlement programs need to be re-vamped. I don't think we should do away with them, but we have to remember that welfare is supposed to be a hand-up, not a hand out. It's not a lifestyle, and sadly, for many it is.
Well, it's been longer than I intended.
Anyway, I did a bad thing. I did not vote today. I know! I know! It's so important to vote, and I didn't. I have no excuse. I just didn't go.
One good thing, it was only the Primary. Mitt Romney will win the state since Rick Santorum is out. I used to like Mitt Romney, I don't anymore. His pledge to do away with Planned Parenthood is reason enough. His plan to cut spending gives me more. In case you didn't hear, he plans to cut everything. Entitlement programs, education, NASA, you name it. Our military will be well funded, as it should be, but our veterans? not so much. He would like to cut veteran care too. His budget plan won't work. Plain and simple. We need to cut spending, we do. I think we should start at the salaries of our legislatures.
I think welfare and the like need to be looked at. I think many entitlement programs need to be re-vamped. I don't think we should do away with them, but we have to remember that welfare is supposed to be a hand-up, not a hand out. It's not a lifestyle, and sadly, for many it is.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Sporadic Posting
I thought I would post nearly every day.
I got busy.
House is being worked on, kids have been sick. In short, I need a vacation, or a nap. Olivia is sleeping through the night now, so, YAY! I can't wait for the kids' rooms to be done though. Sharing a room with a 2yr old is tough.
My birthday went well. I had a night off from the kids, and a couple of drinks with friends. Good times.
I got busy.
House is being worked on, kids have been sick. In short, I need a vacation, or a nap. Olivia is sleeping through the night now, so, YAY! I can't wait for the kids' rooms to be done though. Sharing a room with a 2yr old is tough.
My birthday went well. I had a night off from the kids, and a couple of drinks with friends. Good times.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Feeling Controversal Today
Plus my birthday is in a week.
What does that have to do with anything? nothing.
There are few people that I would consider listening to when it comes to the Gay marriage debate. None of those people include members of our Legislature. I cannot for the life of me understand how a bunch of immoral people can decide what is moral for the entire country.
FWIW, I support Gay Marriage. It really doesn't matter to me if a woman marries another woman, or man marries another man. If they are happy, let them be happy. Consenting adults are that, CONSENTING and ADULTS, therefore, let them choose their path. Marriage or not. How is it wrong to give them the same benefits I have? How is it ok for straight man to cheat his wife, divorce her, and marry his mistress? How does that uphold the sanctity of marriage?
Gay doesn't define a person, neither does being straight. Sexual orientation is not a character trait. If a person defines themselves in such a narrow way, they missed the point.
The debates on Gay marriage and Birth Control bother me on many levels. One being, I, as a moderately liberal person want people to be able to choose what is right for them, I want government to focus on more important issues, like, the economy, war, welfare reform, and immigration. I really don't understand why we waste time and money of what is basic human rights. The right to choose when and how many children to have, and whom to marry. If I, as a free thinking adult, wish to marry another free thinking adult, great! If we choose to have children, wonderful! If we choose to stop having kids, how is that your business? Short answer, it's not.
Conservatives on the other hand, feel it is their business. They seem to think that they have the right to tell you how to live and who to love. They also seem to get *really* angry when a liberal says "choice". I don't understand that. I was accused of being a fanatic, why? I support choice. Choice on who to love, who to marry, when to have children, when not to have children. I support the choice to abort or not. Amazing how the word CHOOSE is offensive to so many.
Now they seem to want to interfere with my family planning. They want to deny my right as a woman, mother, wife, and force me to have more kids. Well, force is harsh, but, they would rather my employer have the right to decide if birth control is a moral method of family planning or not. How is that ok? Short answer, it's not. Where will it end? Will we have morality clauses in our insurance policies? Will we have to fight for prescriptions? How will we know if our employer qualifies for the religious exemption? How do we know this won't become a ruse to save the insurance companies money when they deny coverage over moral grounds? Furthermore, who's morals? Newt Gingrich's? A, four-time married adulterer? Rush Limbaugh's? Don't make me puke.
What does that have to do with anything? nothing.
There are few people that I would consider listening to when it comes to the Gay marriage debate. None of those people include members of our Legislature. I cannot for the life of me understand how a bunch of immoral people can decide what is moral for the entire country.
FWIW, I support Gay Marriage. It really doesn't matter to me if a woman marries another woman, or man marries another man. If they are happy, let them be happy. Consenting adults are that, CONSENTING and ADULTS, therefore, let them choose their path. Marriage or not. How is it wrong to give them the same benefits I have? How is it ok for straight man to cheat his wife, divorce her, and marry his mistress? How does that uphold the sanctity of marriage?
Gay doesn't define a person, neither does being straight. Sexual orientation is not a character trait. If a person defines themselves in such a narrow way, they missed the point.
The debates on Gay marriage and Birth Control bother me on many levels. One being, I, as a moderately liberal person want people to be able to choose what is right for them, I want government to focus on more important issues, like, the economy, war, welfare reform, and immigration. I really don't understand why we waste time and money of what is basic human rights. The right to choose when and how many children to have, and whom to marry. If I, as a free thinking adult, wish to marry another free thinking adult, great! If we choose to have children, wonderful! If we choose to stop having kids, how is that your business? Short answer, it's not.
Conservatives on the other hand, feel it is their business. They seem to think that they have the right to tell you how to live and who to love. They also seem to get *really* angry when a liberal says "choice". I don't understand that. I was accused of being a fanatic, why? I support choice. Choice on who to love, who to marry, when to have children, when not to have children. I support the choice to abort or not. Amazing how the word CHOOSE is offensive to so many.
Now they seem to want to interfere with my family planning. They want to deny my right as a woman, mother, wife, and force me to have more kids. Well, force is harsh, but, they would rather my employer have the right to decide if birth control is a moral method of family planning or not. How is that ok? Short answer, it's not. Where will it end? Will we have morality clauses in our insurance policies? Will we have to fight for prescriptions? How will we know if our employer qualifies for the religious exemption? How do we know this won't become a ruse to save the insurance companies money when they deny coverage over moral grounds? Furthermore, who's morals? Newt Gingrich's? A, four-time married adulterer? Rush Limbaugh's? Don't make me puke.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Birth Control is about Religion?
Nope.
How can it be?
There are 7 deadly sins. One is Gluttony. Using the logic of our Legislature, Type 2 Diabetes medication or obesity shouldn't be funded either. After all, they are preventable diseases. Just say no to the doughnut right?
It's more complicated than that you say? So is birth control.
You want to preserve religion? ok. Let's fire about half our Congressmen and Senators. Many are adulterous. Many have been divorced too. I thought Religion was against that too.
Why are the MEN of this country trying to legislate my body? Why are they picking what is considered religious? And finally, where is the Conservative outrage over Rush Limbaugh? If that is what the Republicans think of women, I think I will become a Democrat.
Too bad no one reads this. I say we should get the wives of our Congressmen to deny them sex. After all, none can have girlfriends, pre-marital sex is against religion. No sex for a year. Come on ladies, get some batteries! You can do it. You can celibate them to submission. No birth control? Just say NO. Abstinence is the only true way to prevent pregnancy. So. NO SEX FOR CONGRESS/SENATE.
After all, none of these Senators/Congressmen want the women in their lives to be considered "sluts"
How can it be?
There are 7 deadly sins. One is Gluttony. Using the logic of our Legislature, Type 2 Diabetes medication or obesity shouldn't be funded either. After all, they are preventable diseases. Just say no to the doughnut right?
It's more complicated than that you say? So is birth control.
You want to preserve religion? ok. Let's fire about half our Congressmen and Senators. Many are adulterous. Many have been divorced too. I thought Religion was against that too.
Why are the MEN of this country trying to legislate my body? Why are they picking what is considered religious? And finally, where is the Conservative outrage over Rush Limbaugh? If that is what the Republicans think of women, I think I will become a Democrat.
Too bad no one reads this. I say we should get the wives of our Congressmen to deny them sex. After all, none can have girlfriends, pre-marital sex is against religion. No sex for a year. Come on ladies, get some batteries! You can do it. You can celibate them to submission. No birth control? Just say NO. Abstinence is the only true way to prevent pregnancy. So. NO SEX FOR CONGRESS/SENATE.
After all, none of these Senators/Congressmen want the women in their lives to be considered "sluts"
Friday, March 2, 2012
Rush Limbaugh
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/03/02/Fluke-Limbaughs-comment-out-of-bounds/UPI-65041330675200/
The fact that Rush can say such mean, hateful, and ill-informed things is outrageous.
All I can say is; He is douche, a fucktard, a horrible horrible person. I am not even sure he can be called a person, as people = human and humans have empathy.
The fact that Rush can say such mean, hateful, and ill-informed things is outrageous.
All I can say is; He is douche, a fucktard, a horrible horrible person. I am not even sure he can be called a person, as people = human and humans have empathy.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Birth Control Debate
As I mentioned in another post, I will be posting about things that are important to me. The recent debate on contraceptive use and the new legislation regarding abortions is important to me.
I am proud to say I am Pro-Choice. I am appalled that Religious leaders feel they should have a say in government policy and I am sickened that our government is listening.
Being Pro-Choice does not make me Pro-Abortion, or Anti-Life. It doesn't make me immoral, nor does it make me condone murder. I do not believe that life starts at conception. I don't know when life begins, but a mass of cells, a mass of unthinking cells, isn't a person. Pro-Choice means to me, that I cannot tell YOU how to live. Pro-Choice means that I believe that YOU know what is best for YOU and YOUR body. If YOU choose to have an abortion, that is on you, your conscience. YOU need to deal with those emotions, I don't. That is why I don't feel I can tell YOU what is right for YOU. I hope YOU choose life, but, I understand fully why some don't. What is important though, is that they can CHOOSE.
Words cannot express how upset it makes me that our government wants to legislate women's bodies. The government can't force women that have no business being mothers to become sterile, yet, our government feels they can force women to give birth. The kicker? Those that want to see all this legislation offer nothing once the child is born. They want to cut entitlement programs. Basically, they care more about the unborn than the born. Sad. Appalling. Disgusting.
Don't fall for it. The government is waging war on women in the name of religion. Pure and simple.
As I research this more, I will post.
I have not been away, just dealing with a sick kid, a cake that doesn't want to bake and researching an issue that is important to me.
I am proud to say I am Pro-Choice. I am appalled that Religious leaders feel they should have a say in government policy and I am sickened that our government is listening.
Being Pro-Choice does not make me Pro-Abortion, or Anti-Life. It doesn't make me immoral, nor does it make me condone murder. I do not believe that life starts at conception. I don't know when life begins, but a mass of cells, a mass of unthinking cells, isn't a person. Pro-Choice means to me, that I cannot tell YOU how to live. Pro-Choice means that I believe that YOU know what is best for YOU and YOUR body. If YOU choose to have an abortion, that is on you, your conscience. YOU need to deal with those emotions, I don't. That is why I don't feel I can tell YOU what is right for YOU. I hope YOU choose life, but, I understand fully why some don't. What is important though, is that they can CHOOSE.
Words cannot express how upset it makes me that our government wants to legislate women's bodies. The government can't force women that have no business being mothers to become sterile, yet, our government feels they can force women to give birth. The kicker? Those that want to see all this legislation offer nothing once the child is born. They want to cut entitlement programs. Basically, they care more about the unborn than the born. Sad. Appalling. Disgusting.
Don't fall for it. The government is waging war on women in the name of religion. Pure and simple.
As I research this more, I will post.
I have not been away, just dealing with a sick kid, a cake that doesn't want to bake and researching an issue that is important to me.
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