Post Stupid, Immoral, Inane, or Otherwise Repulsive Legislation Here

[BurtWorm]

Such as this one:



Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005 (Introduced in Senate)S.51.IS

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:

(1) At least 20 weeks after fertilization, an unborn child has the physical structures necessary to experience pain....

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

`TITLE XXIX--UNBORN CHILD PAIN AWARENESS

...


`SEC. 2902. REQUIREMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT.

`(a) Requirement of Compliance by Providers- An abortion provider performing any abortion of a pain-capable unborn child, that is in or affecting interstate commerce, shall comply with the requirements of this title.

`(b) Provision of Consent-

`(1) IN GENERAL- Before any part of an abortion involving a pain-capable unborn child begins, the abortion provider or his or her agent shall provide the pregnant woman involved, by telephone or in person, with the information described in paragraph (2).

`(2) REQUIRED INFORMATION-

`(A) ORAL STATEMENT-

`(i) IN GENERAL- An abortion provider or the provider's agent to whom paragraph (1) applies shall make the following oral statement to the pregnant woman (or in the case of a deaf or non-English speaking woman, provide the statement in a manner that she can easily understand):

`You are considering having an abortion of an unborn child who will have developed, at the time of the abortion, approximately XX weeks after fertilization. The Congress of the United States has determined that at this stage of development, an unborn child has the physical structures necessary to experience pain. There is substantial evidence that by this point, unborn children draw away from surgical instruments in a manner which in an infant or an adult would be interpreted as a response to pain. Congress finds that there is substantial evidence that the process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain, even though you receive a pain-reducing drug or drugs. Under the Federal Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005, you have the option of choosing to have anesthesia or other pain-reducing drug or drugs administered directly to the pain-capable unborn child if you so desire. The purpose of administering such drug or drugs would be to reduce or eliminate the capacity of the unborn child to experience pain during the abortion procedure. In some cases, there may be some additional risk to you associated with administering such a drug.'.....



`SEC. 2904. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY.

`(a) In General- An abortion provider who willfully fails to comply with the provisions of this title shall be subject to civil penalties in accordance with this section in an appropriate Federal court.

`(b) Commencement of Action- The Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, or any Assistant Attorney General or United States Attorney who has been specifically designated by the Attorney General may commence a civil action under this section....

Author: Sam Brownback. Co-sponsors (33):

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.00051:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

1. Can this be on a state level too? (n/t)

[BurtWorm]

3. Sure!

[BurtWorm]

2. To find idiotic legistlation, go to Thomas.gov

Enter the name of an idiot Senator or Representative in the find box, and, voila!

[eyesroll]

4. HR 1528

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.01528:

http://www.wisconsinite.net/dairyconspiracyarchives/000735.html

[darkism]

5. "the process of being killed in an abortion"

Oh come on.

[Inland]

14. Congress has determined that you are going to hell for killing babies

and further determined that if it weren't stopped by other heartless murderers sitting on the Supreme Court, Congress would take you outside for a horsewhipping followed by whatever means were necessary to keep you from committing murder, including but not limited to emprisoning you for the entire term, and strapping you to a gurney with your legs spread until God's will is done."

"Congress has further determined that it would be deemed a looneybin and not a legislature if these words weren't being quickly recited by a respected physician who is not allowed to tell you what a crock of shit Washington DC presently is."

[Deep13]

6. Ohio, ...

I won't cut and paste the text, but here is the import.

One bill bans all abortions under any circumstances.
Another one eliminates the licensing requirements for concealed weapons.
These are House bills.

An amendment to the Ohio Constitution that was enacted by voters last fall bans gay marriage (even though it was not legal anyway) AND bans legal recognition of any relationship that approximates marriage, gay or straight.

[BurtWorm]

7. Here's more legisaltive brilliance from Brownback

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d109:5:./temp/~bdV7kb::

(Cut and paste whole title, including colons, or you won't get to the page)

S.J.RES.14

Title: A joint resolution providing for the recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel before the United States recognizes a Palestinian state, and for other purposes.

[kliljedahl]

8. There is substantial evidence that by this point

unborn children draw away from surgical instruments:wtf:

I'd like to see that evidence. Nightcrawlers pull away from hooks too, are they human?


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Deep13]

18. Save the nightcrawlers!

Real earthworms choose life.

[sam sarrha]

9. Repucks want to have Manditory 2 to 10 yrs, 4 unreported knowledge of drug

users..and/or drug use.. wether it is a joint/a seed/roach/, whatever.. and that is Federal Hard Prison Bitch time...

[Tux]

10. Prevent abortions

But advocate killing of teens who commit murder? Culture of life is more like culture of mindless slaughter.

[candy]

11. State smoking bans.----Flame away! n/t

[Deep13]

19. Sorry, all for it.

I went back East to MA last year to visit some people from high school. I can't tell you how nice it was to walk into a bar without that stench and without having to send my jacket to the drycleaners the next day. People should not have to choose between their livelihood and health.

[BurtWorm]

12. Flag Desecration Act: 51 co-sponsors in the Senate

Is that enough to pass it? :scared:

19. S.J.RES.12 : A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. (introduced 4/14/2005) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/14/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d109:19:./temp/~bdHc4N::

[Deep13]

20. Yeah, save us from the flag-burning epidemic.

Hard to justify repealing free speech from something that hardly ever happens.

[The Witch]

13. The Congress of the United States has determined......?

"The Congress of the United States has determined that at this stage of development, an unborn child has the physical structures necessary to experience pain."

I am not interested unless the scientists of the United States have determined it.

[BurtWorm]

15. Is there any other instance when a doctor tells a patient

"Congress thinks you're a bad, bad person for having this procedure. Go ahead. Make Congress's day."

:wtf:

[Inland]

16. Do you know what really annoys me about this?

That they make the doctor recite it, even if the doctor thinks it's a crock of shit. Congress doesn't have an ounce of credibility, so it puts the words in the mouth of a trusted physician and hopes the woman accepts it with the REAL medical advice.

Not satisfied with being a distrusted laughingstock itself, Congress is acting to destroy the trust between the woman and her doctor. Congress hopes to shanghai doctors and hoped nobody notices that "medical advice" now includes propaganda from those same guys who brought you the Schiavo debacle.

[noiretextatique]

17. it's just infuriating

this meddling into women's healthcare and privacy, and politicians forcing doctors to recite anti-choice BS...and forcing women to listen to it. infuriating.