These Guys Don't Waste Any Time
We thought we could blink, it being a holiday week and all, but last weekend the righties scored their first legislative victory since W's re-election by inserting a clause into a spending bill to undermine state laws requiring hospitals to provide abortions.
The provision, a last-minute addition to a $388 billion budget bill, was approved by Congress without debate. The triumph for the religious right was condemned by Democratic senators, women's rights activists, and other forms of intelligent life--Few members were even aware of the clause when the bill was brought to Congress on Saturday, but by then it was too late to block it.
After an uproar from Democrats, it was agreed that the Senate would hold a vote to repeal the measure in April.
And what other treats were in the budget bill? Well--more than $131 million for abstinence-only education programs. Meanwhile, they can't afford to turn on the heat at my kid's school.
W. has been a strong proponent of school-based sex ed that focuses on abstinence, but doesn't include information on safe sex.
"People who are sexually abstinent have a zero chance of becoming pregnant or getting someone pregnant or contracting a sexually transmitted disease," said Wade Horn, the assistant secretary of Health and Human Services.
Duh.
People who don't drive cars also have a zero chance of crashing them into trees. Let's outlaw seatbelts.
The provision, a last-minute addition to a $388 billion budget bill, was approved by Congress without debate. The triumph for the religious right was condemned by Democratic senators, women's rights activists, and other forms of intelligent life--Few members were even aware of the clause when the bill was brought to Congress on Saturday, but by then it was too late to block it.
After an uproar from Democrats, it was agreed that the Senate would hold a vote to repeal the measure in April.
And what other treats were in the budget bill? Well--more than $131 million for abstinence-only education programs. Meanwhile, they can't afford to turn on the heat at my kid's school.
W. has been a strong proponent of school-based sex ed that focuses on abstinence, but doesn't include information on safe sex.
"People who are sexually abstinent have a zero chance of becoming pregnant or getting someone pregnant or contracting a sexually transmitted disease," said Wade Horn, the assistant secretary of Health and Human Services.
Duh.
People who don't drive cars also have a zero chance of crashing them into trees. Let's outlaw seatbelts.
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