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midnight

(26,624 posts)
Fri May 4, 2012, 12:34 AM May 2012

2009-Obama Regulation Czar Advocated Removing People’s Organs Without Explicit Consent

Obama Regulation Czar Advocated Removing People’s Organs Without Explicit Consent
Cass Sunstein, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), has advocated a policy under which the government would "presume" someone has consented to having his or her organs removed for transplantation into someone else when they die unless that person has explicitly indicated that his or her organs should not be taken.http://cnsnews.com/node/53534

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2009-Obama Regulation Czar Advocated Removing People’s Organs Without Explicit Consent (Original Post) midnight May 2012 OP
Cass Sunstein = Robert Bork Dawson Leery May 2012 #1
I was thinking more along the lines of Larry Summers. midnight May 2012 #2
Is it true also that they practice Santeria Gman May 2012 #3
Obama's been know to Politicalboi May 2012 #4
Cheney didn't opt-out of being a recipient, did he jberryhill May 2012 #5
Source is a wingnut publication. nt geek tragedy May 2012 #6

Gman

(24,780 posts)
3. Is it true also that they practice Santeria
Fri May 4, 2012, 12:42 AM
May 2012

and voodoo with the organs?

Gee how can people ever vote for Obama? Huh?

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
5. Cheney didn't opt-out of being a recipient, did he
Fri May 4, 2012, 12:58 AM
May 2012

Oh, you see, my religion requires I die and remain intact to await bodily resurrection, or my god otherwise frowns on that sort of thing, but if *I* need one from one of the people god doesn't care about as much as me, get that sucker to me while it still beats.

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