Protecting Women's Health

Correction (0.00 / 0)

Sen Rahall is from WV-03.  

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by: callenwoods @ Thu Feb 10, 2011 at 06:58:27 AM UTC

Correction to Correction (0.00 / 0)

REPRESENTATIVE Rahall is from WV-03.

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by: callenwoods @ Thu Feb 10, 2011 at 06:58:57 AM UTC

fixed (0.00 / 0)

Thanks, I corrected it.

That's one of my favorite typos. He's the WV Rep. I think the most of, so naturally I keep wanting to put him in the #1 district. ;-)

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by: Clem Guttata @ Thu Feb 10, 2011 at 12:25:44 PM UTC

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Rahall (4.00 / 1)

Sometimes he's #1 in our hearts, but he's at the bottom of the rankings lately with these anti-women votes. I hope Mrs. Rahall and Mrs. Kessler are making their spouses sleep on the sofa.

When a man embarks upon a crime, he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it. Sherlock Holmes.

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by: Carnacki @ Thu Feb 10, 2011 at 15:15:56 PM UTC

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Doubt that seriously. WVFL have been major supporters of (0.00 / 0)

Kessler.  

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by: MadAnne @ Fri Feb 11, 2011 at 01:34:01 AM UTC

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MadAnne (0.00 / 0)

Is his wife part of WVFL?

When a man embarks upon a crime, he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it. Sherlock Holmes.

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by: Carnacki @ Fri Feb 11, 2011 at 02:54:47 AM UTC

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Not that I know of. He always uses the Catholic church (4.00 / 1)

as his excuse, although there are plenty of pro choice Catholics in WV.  Karen, Spike's squeeze and Melissia Atkins were regulars in his office. They do endoresement mailings for their candidates.  This bill probably came directly from the Right to Life headquarters.

Like Mollie Ivins used to say,

You have to dance with them what brung you.

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by: MadAnne @ Fri Feb 11, 2011 at 05:15:20 AM UTC

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SB443 is outrageous (4.00 / 4)

And it may have sunk my support for Jeff Kessler as Governor. Although he has been absolutely stellar on LGBT equality, SB443 goes too far.

I am willing to accept reasonable pro-life positions. Heck, I had to with Congressman Mollohan for many years (except for his disastrous vote on the Terri Schiavo bill).

It's one thing to co-sponsor a bill like SB443 when you are a mere member of the US House of Representatives. It's quite another thing when you do it as Acting Senate President (or even WV Senate Judiciary Chairman).

Jeff Kessler bungled this one, and the intent of the bill clearly violates Equal Protection.

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by: WV26003 @ Thu Feb 10, 2011 at 21:54:43 PM UTC

very well said n/t (4.00 / 1)

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by: Clem Guttata @ Fri Feb 11, 2011 at 01:22:18 AM UTC

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slightly OT: cafeteria style (4.00 / 3)

I'm not one to question others heart-felt spiritual beliefs. That's their personal business.

I do thing it is fair game, though, to discuss how lawmakers apply personal beliefs to the public policy arena--that's no longer just a personal matter.

In that vein, part of what really bothers me about the shadow of the Catholic Church in the equality debates is... there's no equally strong advocacy by US politicians in the just war principles. We could cut US military and intelligence spending at least in half if we listened to what the Pope had to say about peace (not war).

Instead, it's all about the patriarchy... to over-simplify: big on OT smiting, no so much the NT.

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by: Clem Guttata @ Fri Feb 11, 2011 at 13:56:31 PM UTC