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Showing Original Post only (View all)Seriously...WTF is wrong with Paul Ryan? [View all]
Paul Ryan Once Again Sponsors the Bill That Would Make It Possible for Womens Rapists to Sue Them
Well, if Paul Ryan does run in 2016, we know he'll be going full speed with the crazy, making it impossible for him to win, and Hillary will be president, and then everyone will win. Well, except for the American politics, which has been stripped of the effective multiple-party system it needs to evolve and thrive.
Whatevs, back to Ryan being an idiot with his morals stuck in all the wrong holes.
In an unsurprising turn of events, Ryan has signed on as cosponsor to the Sanctity of Human Life Act again. The original bill which declares that life begins with fertilization, and would give states the right to ban all abortion, even in the cases involving incest, rape, or the life of the mother thankfully died in Congress in 2011.
But now it's baaaaack, which is scary because not only is the above terrifying, there's all sorts of other creepy shit hidden in this monster. Like, if a woman who was raped in a state that banned abortions went to a state that didn't ban abortions and had an abortion? Her rapist could theoretically sue to stop the abortion from happening, and probably win. And it doesn't stop there with the reproductive weirdness, if passed, it'll probably make many forms of IVF illegal.
Luckily, it's almost for sure gonna die again, but I wonder if Ryan's career will go the way of the dodo bird soon after? The tide is turning, and a majority of voters don't want politicians making women's health choices for them. For everyone's sake, it would be best for Ryan and politicians like him to see this as the death rattle. Pack up your moral indignation and head home, guys, I'm sure there's a pot roast in your kitchen you can mansplain your garbage feelings on women's reproductive rights to.
Well, if Paul Ryan does run in 2016, we know he'll be going full speed with the crazy, making it impossible for him to win, and Hillary will be president, and then everyone will win. Well, except for the American politics, which has been stripped of the effective multiple-party system it needs to evolve and thrive.
Whatevs, back to Ryan being an idiot with his morals stuck in all the wrong holes.
In an unsurprising turn of events, Ryan has signed on as cosponsor to the Sanctity of Human Life Act again. The original bill which declares that life begins with fertilization, and would give states the right to ban all abortion, even in the cases involving incest, rape, or the life of the mother thankfully died in Congress in 2011.
But now it's baaaaack, which is scary because not only is the above terrifying, there's all sorts of other creepy shit hidden in this monster. Like, if a woman who was raped in a state that banned abortions went to a state that didn't ban abortions and had an abortion? Her rapist could theoretically sue to stop the abortion from happening, and probably win. And it doesn't stop there with the reproductive weirdness, if passed, it'll probably make many forms of IVF illegal.
Luckily, it's almost for sure gonna die again, but I wonder if Ryan's career will go the way of the dodo bird soon after? The tide is turning, and a majority of voters don't want politicians making women's health choices for them. For everyone's sake, it would be best for Ryan and politicians like him to see this as the death rattle. Pack up your moral indignation and head home, guys, I'm sure there's a pot roast in your kitchen you can mansplain your garbage feelings on women's reproductive rights to.
http://jezebel.com/5975076/paul-ryan-once-again-sponsors-the-bill-that-would-make-it-possible-for-womens-rapists-to-sue-them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/paul-ryan-personhood-bill_n_2440365.html
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Proof that Lawrence O'Donnell is right - Paul Ryan will NEVER be President.
bullwinkle428
Jan 2013
#1
ah, yes the "Hillary will be president" inevitability meme again. There will be a primary....
antigop
Jan 2013
#13
Running in the last campaign gave him a highly inflated sense of self importance.
lpbk2713
Jan 2013
#14
C'mon Folks, really? Y'all haven't figured these sluggarts out by now? Really?
BlueNoteSpecial
Jan 2013
#16
He's really really creepy to me with his obsession with women's reproductive rights.
lunatica
Jan 2013
#25
perhaps he's trying to protect the millions of men who are falsely accused of rape
noiretextatique
Jan 2013
#27
Ryan is a zombie that will never die unless the Koch Brothers run outta money. Ain't expecting that.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#28
This is the judgement republicans have. romney had ryan, mccan had palin. the party of crazy. Tell
still_one
Jan 2013
#30
Please post the name of the Democratic Party member who co-sponsored his bill.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#64
He's mining a deep shit hole. He thinks there will be a perfect storm ....
marble falls
Jan 2013
#37
With many rules come Dictatorship - Democracy allows freedom to choose
socialindependocrat
Jan 2013
#40
I think the intent of all these seemingly unconstitutional laws is to get them before scotus before
okaawhatever
Jan 2013
#50