http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/the-saturday-word-readiness/
The Saturday Word: Readiness
May 2, 2009, 10:21 am/By Janie Lorber AND Sarah Wheaton
This article is about the swine flu epidemic that is slowly taking over the United States population. It's highly contagious and although it doesn't mention it in the article but two cases of the flu have been reported in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Pres. Obama gives healthy advice, such as washing your hands freguently and informs the public that we have, ".. fully operable influenza readiness plans and are better prepared to deal with such a challenge than ever before.”
This spread of illness seems just like the beginning of a massive outbreak nationwide. The government knows that telling the public that we're not prepared will cause unnessacary panic and hysteria. I personally don't believe that we're prepared, at least not to the point where we're in a position to heal the entire country. Everywhere I look people are sick, coughing, spreading, infecting others around them. We could already be sick and not even know it until the damage is all ready done.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Missouri State House Approves Plan B Restrictions
http://www.feministmajority.com/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11674
Missouri State House Approves Plan B Restrictions
Feminist Daily News WireMay 1, 2009
(Media Resources: Feminist Daily Newswire 4/23/09; Associated Press 4/29/09; The Missourian 4/28/09)
The article above is about an approved amendment (Plan B) to the licensing bill, that may restrict access to the Emergency Contraception (EC) in the state of Missouri. It gives pharmacies the right to sell (EC) or not to. This is potentially problematic to females because the contraception if taken within 24 hours after sex can be 95% effective to avoid pregnancy. My view on this subject is similar to Mary Still's who told Missourian, "....This is one more weapon of mass distraction that we see at a time where we should be paying attention to the real issues of the state."
I understand that this is an important drug that could mean the difference between a child and freedom. But what a waste of time and money. If there is demand for the drug then it will be available. It will still be possible to obtain within the elapsed time. People that rely on this to prevent pregnancy on a regular basis deserve to get pregnant. These people should worry a little more about their choices and behavior rather than rushing to the pharmacy to get their baby fix.
Missouri State House Approves Plan B Restrictions
Feminist Daily News WireMay 1, 2009
(Media Resources: Feminist Daily Newswire 4/23/09; Associated Press 4/29/09; The Missourian 4/28/09)
The article above is about an approved amendment (Plan B) to the licensing bill, that may restrict access to the Emergency Contraception (EC) in the state of Missouri. It gives pharmacies the right to sell (EC) or not to. This is potentially problematic to females because the contraception if taken within 24 hours after sex can be 95% effective to avoid pregnancy. My view on this subject is similar to Mary Still's who told Missourian, "....This is one more weapon of mass distraction that we see at a time where we should be paying attention to the real issues of the state."
I understand that this is an important drug that could mean the difference between a child and freedom. But what a waste of time and money. If there is demand for the drug then it will be available. It will still be possible to obtain within the elapsed time. People that rely on this to prevent pregnancy on a regular basis deserve to get pregnant. These people should worry a little more about their choices and behavior rather than rushing to the pharmacy to get their baby fix.
Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act Passed in House
http://www.feministmajority.com/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11670
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Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act Passed in House"
Feminist Daily News WireApril 30, 2009 (Media Resources: GovTrack HR 1913; Senators Kennedy and Leahy Press Release 4/28/09; Feminist Daily Newswire 5/4/07, 4/29/09; Statement of President Obama 4/28/09)
This article is about The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (or the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act) the was passed in the U.S. House on 4/29. The Act will add to the current federal hate crime laws and remove some of its faults. The new Act will "include crimes where the victims were targeted on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, and disability," (Feminist Daily News Wire). It used to be that a victim of a hate crime could only be protected under this law if they had been injured in a "federally protected area or activity" in other words going across a state line or at the polls during an election. Thankfully this was removed.
Not to seem unkind. But what kind of people experience a hate crime trying to vote or crossing a stateline. It's ridculous to only protect these kinds of places under the Hate Crime Law. How many people could've seen justice for their abuse if this new Act would've been passed just a year earlier. You know how many? All of them. Not one of them would've gone unpunished if the proof was ubtained. This just shows you how luck we are to have the President we just elected. During Bush's reign of idioticity similar bills were constructed but never made it out of the congressional committees. When Bush hear of this particular bill he said and I quote , "veto the bill" if it made it through congress.
Hopefully this will put an end once and for all to senseless Hate Crimes. It won't, but it's a step forward in the fight against the harming/hatred of other races, sexual orientation, sex, mental disorders, etc. We live in a world that is made up of different kinds of people. This Act will help but it's not enough. The only way we can end hate once and for all is through education. Better understanding of others will help us become more open-minded to the world around us.
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Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act Passed in House"
Feminist Daily News WireApril 30, 2009 (Media Resources: GovTrack HR 1913; Senators Kennedy and Leahy Press Release 4/28/09; Feminist Daily Newswire 5/4/07, 4/29/09; Statement of President Obama 4/28/09)
This article is about The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (or the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act) the was passed in the U.S. House on 4/29. The Act will add to the current federal hate crime laws and remove some of its faults. The new Act will "include crimes where the victims were targeted on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, and disability," (Feminist Daily News Wire). It used to be that a victim of a hate crime could only be protected under this law if they had been injured in a "federally protected area or activity" in other words going across a state line or at the polls during an election. Thankfully this was removed.
Not to seem unkind. But what kind of people experience a hate crime trying to vote or crossing a stateline. It's ridculous to only protect these kinds of places under the Hate Crime Law. How many people could've seen justice for their abuse if this new Act would've been passed just a year earlier. You know how many? All of them. Not one of them would've gone unpunished if the proof was ubtained. This just shows you how luck we are to have the President we just elected. During Bush's reign of idioticity similar bills were constructed but never made it out of the congressional committees. When Bush hear of this particular bill he said and I quote , "veto the bill" if it made it through congress.
Hopefully this will put an end once and for all to senseless Hate Crimes. It won't, but it's a step forward in the fight against the harming/hatred of other races, sexual orientation, sex, mental disorders, etc. We live in a world that is made up of different kinds of people. This Act will help but it's not enough. The only way we can end hate once and for all is through education. Better understanding of others will help us become more open-minded to the world around us.
Same Sex Marriage Bill Passes in Maine Senate
http://www.feministmajority.com/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11675
"Same Sex Marriage Bill Passes in Maine Senate"
Feminist Daily News WireMay 1, 2009
(Media Resources: Feminist Daily Newswire 4/30/09; Associated Press 4/22/09, 4/22/09; New York Times 4/29/09; Bangor Daily News 4/22/09; Human Rights Campaign Press Release 4/30/09)
The article is pretty self explanatory. The state of Maine is attempting to follow in the footsteps of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, and Vermont in allowing people of the same-sex to marry. Even though the state's senate voted for the bill it will be left up to Governor John Baldacci to decide whether it becomes law.
More than likely it will get accepted into law. I believe that the United States has become more comfortable with the idea of homosexuality and in turn gay marriage. Whether or not it gets passed now doesn't really matter. The gay population are just like you and me. If they want to get married, they will. America is about giving each and everyone of it's citizens equal rights and freedom to live in peace. Why offer something in one state and not another? I predict that in the next 20-25 years the entire U.S. will allow same-sex marriage.
"Same Sex Marriage Bill Passes in Maine Senate"
Feminist Daily News WireMay 1, 2009
(Media Resources: Feminist Daily Newswire 4/30/09; Associated Press 4/22/09, 4/22/09; New York Times 4/29/09; Bangor Daily News 4/22/09; Human Rights Campaign Press Release 4/30/09)
The article is pretty self explanatory. The state of Maine is attempting to follow in the footsteps of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, and Vermont in allowing people of the same-sex to marry. Even though the state's senate voted for the bill it will be left up to Governor John Baldacci to decide whether it becomes law.
More than likely it will get accepted into law. I believe that the United States has become more comfortable with the idea of homosexuality and in turn gay marriage. Whether or not it gets passed now doesn't really matter. The gay population are just like you and me. If they want to get married, they will. America is about giving each and everyone of it's citizens equal rights and freedom to live in peace. Why offer something in one state and not another? I predict that in the next 20-25 years the entire U.S. will allow same-sex marriage.
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