Think individual mandate is bad? VA GOP mandates vaginal probes...

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Jhhnn

IN MEMORIAM
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The type of sonogram isn't much of an issue. The whole effort is just an attempt by Repubs to make the whole thing more difficult, psychologically, financially, and legally wrt to the developmental stage of the fetus.

And in no small measure, it's about Male supremacy, about men telling women what to do with their bodies. If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.
 

theeedude

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Feb 5, 2006
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That is precisely what I am saying. Romney may not be your ideological candidate nor mine but he isn't stupid. If he were to attempt to appoint anti abortion justices he knows that the moderates would side with the Left and he'd be cooked.

So you are saying he is lying when he says “Mine will be a pro-life presidency.”
 

theeedude

Lifer
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Or no one else bothered to call your BS on it. Why would you even mention individual mandate if not for baiting? What does one have to do with the other?
Both are government mandates in health care. Pretty obvious, but apparently not for you.
 

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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The type of sonogram isn't much of an issue. The whole effort is just an attempt by Repubs to make the whole thing more difficult, psychologically, financially, and legally wrt to the developmental stage of the fetus.

And in no small measure, it's about Male supremacy, about men telling women what to do with their bodies. If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.

Probably true.
Of course, I'm a man and I dont feel the need to tell women what to do.
Interestingly, I've never been married or lived with a girl.

Maybe I should be more bossy?
:hmm:
 

JSt0rm

Lifer
Sep 5, 2000
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You think that looney drivel was some profound enlightened revelation? Because to me, it sounded worthy of a tinfoil hat.

Again what did I divert from?

Or did your retard autodefense system go off and you responded with some old internet meme level of response?
 

sandorski

No Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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Soon a woman will have to recite all 50 States and their Capitols in alphabetical order. This will result in women being far better Educated than men.
 

boomerang

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Jun 19, 2000
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So when is the title going to be changed? Why isn't the current regime here all over a BS title gleaned from a BS article?

Oh wait, it disparages the GOP. Never mind...
 

HomerJS

Lifer
Feb 6, 2002
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So when is the title going to be changed? Why isn't the current regime here all over a BS title gleaned from a BS article?

Oh wait, it disparages the GOP. Never mind...


Oh wait, it happens to be true.

In fact Dems tried to add an amendment to get the woman's consent before the getting a probe shoved up her vag and Republicans voted it down.
 

Craig234

Lifer
May 1, 2006
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Soon a woman will have to recite all 50 States and their Capitols in alphabetical order. This will result in women being far better Educated than men.

They already are, if you haven't kept up with education statitistics. There are affirmative action efforts for males now...
 

Zorba

Lifer
Oct 22, 1999
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So when is the title going to be changed? Why isn't the current regime here all over a BS title gleaned from a BS article?

Oh wait, it disparages the GOP. Never mind...

Man, republicans always think that they are under attack and unfairly treated.
 

pcgeek11

Lifer
Jun 12, 2005
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OT: Random thought....I wonder if I rub my plastic Jesus hard enough that I could come back as a vaginal probe in VA in my second life?

Should be easy for you to accomplish as there is little difference between an anal probe and a vaginal probe.

:p
 

shira

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Hopefully this will lead to more VA women coming here to Maryland for abortions. That should help our state's economy. MD has its flaws, but at least it's a solidly pro-choice state.

I'm sure VA will soon pass a law making it a felony for a VA pregnant woman to cross a state line in order to get an abortion.
 

shira

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Does the state of Virginia mandate a medical procedure for ANY medical condition other than abortion?
 
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Between these types of ideas and the contraception issue, it boggles my mind that any rational thinking woman could vote with the Republicans right now.

If the Republicans and the Christians keep it up, soon they'll require women to wear burkas.
 

Munky

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Both are government mandates in health care. Pretty obvious, but apparently not for you.

That's because it isn't obvious. It would have been obvious if you added "for abortions" in the end to clarify the scope. Without that detail, you imply this has as broad of a scope as individual mandate.
 

Munky

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Again what did I divert from?

Or did your retard autodefense system go off and you responded with some old internet meme level of response?

You diverted from a logical discussion to an off-topic rabid verbal diarrhea.
 

theeedude

Lifer
Feb 5, 2006
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That's because it isn't obvious. It would have been obvious if you added "for abortions" in the end to clarify the scope. Without that detail, you imply this has as broad of a scope as individual mandate.

I wanted to add "for women seeking abortions," but it didn't fit, so I added ...
and put that in the OP.
It's obvious to everyone but you that it can't be as broad as individual mandate, since half the population does not even have a vagina to probe.
 

Munky

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I wanted to add "for women seeking abortions," but it didn't fit, so I added ...
and put that in the OP.
It's obvious to everyone but you that it can't be as broad as individual mandate, since half the population does not even have a vagina to probe.

That it only applies to women is obvious. Without mentioning the context of how it applies to women, the implication is that it applies to all women.
 

Craig234

Lifer
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I wanted to add "for women seeking abortions," but it didn't fit, so I added ...
and put that in the OP.
It's obvious to everyone but you that it can't be as broad as individual mandate, since half the population does not even have a vagina to probe.

How is Munky supposed to know not all men have vaginas like him? Sorry, cheap shot.