I posted this below. What's occurring in the VA legislature and what's occurring in OK's are examples of what happens when Republicans get full control of the government. The states are a microcosm of what would occur if they had control of the Presidency and a veto-proof majority in Congress. The GOP, in its current state, is too batshit to be given complete control of the government, not at the state level and not at the federal level.
It'll get put on the ballot. I wager the referendum narrowly passes. It may then get challenged in court. My guess is that any challenge would probably get tossed out because the plaintiffs won't be able to demonstrate that they have any legal standing or, in other words, that they were harmed or will be harmed in any substantial way by the state allowing for same-sex marriage. #tips
When the Poors have accidental pregnancies it's because they're slutty. "Frankly, Julia, they really need to have their sexuality controlled by those who know better. They need to suffer the full consequences of their immorality. The punishment is for their own good. We'd just be saving the poor philistines from themselves".
When those with means have accidental pregnancies, it was a innocent and forgivable indiscretion. "Oh, Julia, darling, Alfred and I decided that we just couldn't let Mackenzie continue with her pregnancy. After all, she'll be starting at Amherst in the Fall and, oh my goodness, I just couldn't live with those furtive whispers and glances at the Southampton Society dinners. Just a silly, youthful dalliance, that's all it was. We've all been there before, haven't we?".
Of the states that have had SSM bills make it that far, I believe NJ was the only one with a Democratic legislature and a Republican governor. The result was unsurprising. No prominent Republican politician, particularly one with presidential aspirations, can be for same-sex marriage, or for any pro-LGBT legislation for that matter, and hope to have a future in the party. The Republican platform is essentially anti-gay now and in the foreseeable future . And, yes, Crisco is annoyingly large and largely annoying.
Skrillex!
The guy whose music sounds like Starscream getting fisted by Optimus Prime!!
I can see the Republican Presidential ticket now: Willard & Probin' Bob 2012.
Unmentioned: The state does not pick up the bill for this procedure. Trans-vaginal ultrasounds are on average over $500 dollars and can cost as much as $2,700. Since many insurance plans don't cover abortive procedures and, moreover, since there may be no medical necessity for this compulsory trans-vaginal ultrasound, it's likely that the entire cost would be borne by the woman seeking the abortion. The state is, therefore, imposing not only a form of corporal and mental punishment for seeking an abortion, but a significant financial penalty as well.
It depends on who's giving who cunni-LIN-gus.
Get your revenge in November. Vote these fuckers out en masse.
I guess they want to physically punish women who are thinking about abortion
That's precisely what it is. Corporal punishment. Corporal punishment for COMMITTING NO CRIME. Unless given the death penalty, murderers and rapists aren't even subject to corporal punishment.
As to the "state sanctioned rape" part, it could be argued that being penetrated is part of a vaginal exam anyway. Of course the ultrasound might be unecessary, but to argue that insertion or penetration of that area during an exam is akin to rape is not the best arguement to make. Yes, yes I know exams are traumatic for some, but I'm trying to look at this objectively, and being probed is part of a vaginal exam. It's not a good reason in itself against the required ultrasounds.
What if the woman seeking the abortion refuses? The state mandates the trans-vaginal ultrasound anyway. That is, an object is being inserted into a woman's vagina, regardless of her consent. The analogy to rape is not as implausible as you think.
CONSENT is what distinguishes the vaginal exam you're referring to from the one that the state would mandate.
Also from Lithwick's article:
Virginia Democrat Del. David Englin, who opposes the bill, has said Gilbert's statement "is in line with previous Republican comments on the issue," recalling one conversation with a GOP lawmaker who told him that women had already made the decision to be "vaginally penetrated when they got pregnant." (I confirmed with Englin that this quote was accurate.) [emphasis mine]
The difference, of course, is that whereas the original "penetration" was likely consensual, the insertion of the trans-vaginal probe by a doctor, now made agent of the state, is not. The implication of said GOP lawmaker's statement is that a woman who seeks an abortion has proven herself to be some kind of whore who doesn't care what's inserted into her vagina. (In the case that the original "penetration" was not consensual, said GOP lawmaker seems to believe, "eh, what's another rape?").
These people are truly awful. What makes them even more odious is that they wrap themselves in the mantle of righteousness. So did Torquemada, FYI.
This is what happens when the modern Republican party is allowed to get complete control over the reins of government.
I wonder, should this bill be enacted, will doctors who refuse to participate in this state-sanctioned rape and humiliation of Virginian women will be granted a "conscience exemption" because it's "contrary to the provider's ... moral convictions"? Somehow, I think not.
I dunno. Does penicillin treat LINereal disease?
Newell would have covered this, if the new bro-editor hadn't canned him. #tips
Half-Headed Prostitute Solicitor Makes An Introduction, Explains Half-Headedness:
She doesn't seem too bothered by it. (Ear biting notwithstanding, the little thing is adorable).
Don't do it Jeremy! It will only result in a Lin-fection.
