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Fumesucker

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23. I think it will make people in intractable pain have to jump through even more hoops..

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #16)

Sun May 6, 2012, 11:40 PM

May 2012

Untreated pain is a major problem in this country, as big a problem as drug overdoses..

It's very difficult to do something about one of those two problems without negatively effecting the other..

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“If they overdose and kill themselves, it just removes them from the gene pool." -Republican MO Rep [View all] usregimechange May 2012 OP

Guys, forward this to the media, this guy needs national attention. usregimechange May 2012 #1

Okay. DevonRex May 2012 #7

I e-mail Colbert, Daily show, and Rachel Madow. usregimechange May 2012 #10

You're going big time. DevonRex May 2012 #13

Okay, I'll add The Talk and Ellen. nt DevonRex May 2012 #15

Perfect! usregimechange May 2012 #20

I figured some daytime coverage couldn't hurt. DevonRex May 2012 #21

He is protecting the drug prescription mills his Dr buddies operate.... Historic NY May 2012 #2

Still can't believe he told a report that, or even said it outloud. usregimechange May 2012 #3

I'll bet he got that line from the movie 'Traffic' RZM May 2012 #4

This "government database" is a farce. Archae May 2012 #5

Just what we need..... DeSwiss May 2012 #9

I agree, but this was about what he said not the position he took, one is reasonable and the other.. usregimechange May 2012 #11

I disagree. DeSwiss May 2012 #14

Sounds like we agree but I would guess both of us haven't read the bill yet either usregimechange May 2012 #19

Nice graphic. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #32

Exactly. Archae May 2012 #17

per his bio...' Senator Schaaf is also a devout Christian'...bwahahahahahaaaa spanone May 2012 #6

Even if this got widespread coverage, I am not sure it would damage him. razorman May 2012 #8

I think it would, that district is purple. usregimechange May 2012 #12

Simple solution: Make the doctor who wrote the scrip an accessory to murder gratuitous May 2012 #16

I think it will make people in intractable pain have to jump through even more hoops.. Fumesucker May 2012 #23

THANK YOU. LeftyMom May 2012 #25

It is illegal snpsmom May 2012 #31

Although this statement is completely wrong and inhumane RegieRocker May 2012 #18

Someone tell me what is conserve -ative about throwing people and other patrice May 2012 #22

There is already a database that track prescription drugs, but it's a private company Marrah_G May 2012 #24

And then Missouri became the most populous state in the nation n/t Tsiyu May 2012 #26

I don't want a government database tracking my prescriptions n/t tammywammy May 2012 #27

Reader comment summed it up well: brentspeak May 2012 #28

+1 usregimechange May 2012 #34

The point of this was the horrible statement and drawing attention to it, not DevonRex May 2012 #29

He said something stupid, but the proposed law is Big Government bullshit bluestateguy May 2012 #30

So what can be done to remove Teabaggers from the gene pool? Bake May 2012 #33