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Ford_Prefect

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34. FWIIW I think The Hype about Trump and Brexit took up much of the headlines here.
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:53 AM
Jun 2016

I think I saw 3 times as many Brexit headline remarks as those over Orlando. I don't know about the DU dynamics of interest vs. fear vs. those with agendas to drive or obscure discussion vs. the frequency of posting new items but I only saw this headline in the best threads listing, near the bottom of that list, 18 hours after it was posted.

Sunday is my slack day as far as controversy goes and I am getting quite tired of some of the side effects of the as yet unending Primary Season (up to 3 calls to Jury a day since the rule changes) which to say nothing of my own growing contempt for those who continue to insist on party purity without room for real discussion of issues such as this one.

I have watched the slow crawl from the shadows of the vile creatures who enabled the bill at the heart of this case. They have been emboldened for years by the promise of funds unending from the Kochs and others. They have been coached in the structure and the terms of this legislation by the same terrorist coordinators that have been stirring up hatred of LGBT people, Muslims and Liberal thought.

If we cannot have genuine national healthcare how can we set standards nationally for what is correct and unarguable about abortion and reproductive care? This case is an example of what happens when we do not. It seems to me that Congress is far too compromised to act appropriately. Likewise the DOJ has been far too distracted protecting investment bankers and looking for international terror to pursue the apparently more mundane domestic conspiracy of those who would disable Federal government and our access to its services and protections.

In this case women and children and families and men (well some of us at least) are victimized almost as severely as anyone murdered this year by those who claim they are somewhat closer to God. That the abusers find excuse for their fears and their actions in an excess of religious zeal says more than I can about their need to control what and who they cannot tolerate or manipulate.

How many headlines in the MSM has anyone seen about this SCOTUS decision?

More from the article. cali Jun 2016 #1
SpokesLIAR. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #9
Abortion is an issue that no longer seems of important to DUers, if one goes cali Jun 2016 #2
It is important to this DUer. Aerows Jun 2016 #3
I worried about the outcome before Scalia died katmondoo Jun 2016 #5
And beyond personal autonomy, it affects women's economics. Ilsa Jun 2016 #10
Precisely. n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #11
^. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #37
It is still important to me. The election is sucking all the air out of the room. alfredo Jun 2016 #30
That's right. Seems DUers don't care about laws that target WOMEN for extreme suffering, even DEATH BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #8
yes, that passed my mind as I wrote that. cali Jun 2016 #12
Kick. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #14
+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #22
thank you, Blanche. You speak for me. cali Jun 2016 #23
When did we loose our voice? Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #41
Hmmm...we haven't lost our pice...it just doesn't often get heard. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #44
Broad Brush bullshit. trumad Jun 2016 #35
Or getting called for using phrases similar to Ilsa Jun 2016 #13
Maybe I'm too jaded, but it seems the Woman demographic BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #15
Yeah, sorry my gay rights got in the way of your abortion rights justiceischeap Jun 2016 #36
This DU feminist cares a lot about women having the ability to control their reproduction. lark Jun 2016 #18
And me, too! MyOwnPeace Jun 2016 #24
I think some people are just burned out with DU passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #21
It has been a real distraction from important issues such as women's rights and the environment. alfredo Jun 2016 #31
It is important to some of us Crash2Parties Jun 2016 #29
For the record BlueCollar Jun 2016 #32
This Texas statute was the entire reason for Wendy Davis to make her famous filibuster and no_hypocrisy Jun 2016 #4
This is very interesting. herding cats Jun 2016 #6
Of course the gee oh pee lackeys are hiding and lying about data. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #45
we are now understanding why there are only eight justices currently on the scotus spanone Jun 2016 #7
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #16
With only 8 SCJ's on the bench, Kennedy is the tipping vote. Fla Dem Jun 2016 #17
Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I'm guessing that Kennedy cali Jun 2016 #20
God/dess I hope its 5-3! liberalla Jun 2016 #28
And senate democrats awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #25
Totally agree! Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #42
^ BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #47
I remember a time awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #48
Ohhh, you MUST read "Amusing Ourselves to Death" BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #49
I will look that up awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #52
:) BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #53
I will try to sneak it in.... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #54
Lol! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #55
When I am in reading mode awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #56
I do the same thing, only classic literature and poetry don't figure in, BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #57
I just recently awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #58
Kick mcar Jun 2016 #19
k&r csziggy Jun 2016 #26
K&R Meldread Jun 2016 #27
I care LittleGirl Jun 2016 #33
FWIIW I think The Hype about Trump and Brexit took up much of the headlines here. Ford_Prefect Jun 2016 #34
kicking mopinko Jun 2016 #38
We won 5-3 alfredo Jun 2016 #39
5-3 BlueCollar Jun 2016 #40
Thanks for posting this... kag Jun 2016 #43
thank goodness SCOTUS acted correctly. and damn the woman-hating gestational slavers. niyad Jun 2016 #46
^ BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #50
. . . . niyad Jun 2016 #51
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