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2015-09-29 17:41:53

SuperJail Warden: Gone Forever; +640|3937

Congress must approve a budget by Oct. 1, or our government will shut down. That means people will not be paid and technically, government departments will cease to operate. Social Security payments, veterans’ benefits, and more will cease to be paid. Literally, government will shut down.

Why are House Republicans so determined to have a budget showdown? Part of it is their determination to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood. They refuse to understand that, in addition to providing abortion service, Planned Parenthood provides basic women’s health services, including gynecological examinations. They are providing these health services in areas where they are not available. Abortions represent just a fraction of what they offer. But, based on a set of bogus videos, some Republicans are using those videos to posture about abortion. Somebody needs to speak up for Planned Parenthood, but unless they do, this is going to be a rook on the shutdown chessboard.

http://www.districtchronicles.com/news/ … ver-Planne
Does anyone here think it is a good idea to shut down the government in order to force planned parenthood to be defunded? Why do you think defunding planned parenthood would be a good thing?

2015-09-29 17:54:43

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +691|6508|Washington St.

i read somewhere that the govt wasn't allowed to (and therefor doesn't) pay for abortions. The govt money goes to checkups and things like that, and wasn't allowed to be funneled into that "side" of PP.

Also, don't we have a D&ST thread so you don't have to make a new one each time?

2015-09-29 18:11:20

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,978|6849|949

It's a terrible idea and just further evidence the Republican Party has been seriously hijacked by religious zealots. And idiots. The old white man's party is going to go the way of the dodo bird if they keep doing shit like this.

I heard some people on NPR/PRI talking about how if PP was defunded, it would actually cost the government more, as well as leaving something like 600K people without access to medical services.

2015-09-29 18:23:14

SuperJail Warden: Gone Forever; +640|3937

pirana6 wrote:
i read somewhere that the govt wasn't allowed to (and therefor doesn't) pay for abortions. The govt money goes to checkups and things like that, and wasn't allowed to be funneled into that "side" of PP.

Also, don't we have a D&ST thread so you don't have to make a new one each time?

Well in fairness to the GOP (shivers) money is fungible. Any money given to PP for check ups, frees up money for them to use on abortions.

Make a thread for just abortion or just government shutdowns?

2015-09-29 18:29:58

Steve-0: Karma limited. Contact Admin to Be Promoted.; +215|4177|SL,UT

pirana6 wrote:
Also, don't we have a D&ST thread so you don't have to make a new one each time?

blademasters' gone, so macb thinks it's his job to create these threads.

in other news, utah's getting it's ass kicked by republicant appointed judiciary that won't rule in faux news favor.

when asked, Governor Herbert replied "This is why we have to de-fund education before we go after other talking points, because then them damn judges can legislate from the bench, which is why Fox News says even republicant appointees can crap on the plan!"

republicants. Will turn on you even after you appoint them to a job that requires judgement and an eye towards the Constitution, which most of them think is a boat we threw tea from in Boston Harbor to protest immigration reform.

2015-09-30 01:52:42

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,813|6323|eXtreme to the maX

SuperJail Warden wrote:
Congress must approve a budget by Oct. 1, or our government will shut down. That means people will not be paid and technically, government departments will cease to operate. Social Security payments, veterans’ benefits, and more will cease to be paid. Literally, government will shut down.

Why are House Republicans so determined to have a budget showdown? Part of it is their determination to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood. They refuse to understand that, in addition to providing abortion service, Planned Parenthood provides basic women’s health services, including gynecological examinations. They are providing these health services in areas where they are not available. Abortions represent just a fraction of what they offer. But, based on a set of bogus videos, some Republicans are using those videos to posture about abortion. Somebody needs to speak up for Planned Parenthood, but unless they do, this is going to be a rook on the shutdown chessboard.
http://www.districtchronicles.com/news/ … ver-Planne
Does anyone here think it is a good idea to shut down the government in order to force planned parenthood to be defunded? Why do you think defunding planned parenthood would be a good thing?

Whats retarded is how unlinked things are linked - that's the corrupt nature of the US political system. Its not about whether a proposal has merit or doesn't, its about backscratching, backhanders, making money and gaining power.

Fuck Israel

2015-09-30 11:35:36

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6628|'Murka

Senate passed a CR. Won't happen until Dec 11 at the earliest.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

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