When is The Law of the Land, Not the Law of the Land?

Hi Everyone,

Last week I blogged about the 9 year old girl who accidentally shot her instructor and the NRA's lack of real concern about changing anything, especially any new laws. Well that got me thinking.........

The NRA's biggest defender and maybe its biggest backer, is the Republican party. Any talk of stricter gun control, especially after what happened in Newtown, Ct., becomes a fire storm with the GOP and NRA going hand-in-hand in opposing any and all changes to the constitution that restricts: gun ownership or magazine loads or semi or automatic weapons. So when the GOP likes an amendment, they protect it with all their might and will use all the financial resources they can muster to oppose their opposition.

But, what happens when the GOP doesn't like a constitutional amendment?  They try to block and stop the law by using back door means. What law? Legal abortion is what I am talking about. Now I do respect religious women and men whose faith opposes abortion. But, for all the other women, it is their decision to make and not some political group who want their religious beliefs entwined with laws. This country was built on the belief that there should be a separation between church and state. But not if the GOP has its way.

So how does the GOP circumvent Roe vs. Wade? By enacting laws that will close legal abortion/planned parenthood clinics. The GOP should not be allowed to make citizens look up their rights by zip code. Per a recent magazine article, women who live in one of the following states, their rights are especially endangered:

Missouri, North Dakota, Tennessee and Utah now have Texas style hospital admitting restrictions. Numerous clinics have shut down since they were too far away from any hospitals. People too poor to travel vast distances are now left out of making their own choice, since their choice was taken away.

Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi and Wisconsin admitting laws are currently held up in court. If approved, Mississippi could end up with no clinics. Again, no choice.

Ohio has a law that providers must have an agreement with a hospital, but public hospitals are banned by law from making such an agreement. Where is their common sense?

Louisiana's admitting law kicked in this month. Three of the state's five clinics might close.

Oklahoma's admitting law goes in effect November 1. Two of the state's three clinics might shut down.

So these new laws are forcing legal clinics to close, leaving women with no choice; which is the choice their political representatives made for them. No clinics, no choice. How sad!!!

Again, politicians have no common sense. The law of the land should apply to all citizens. It amazes me how the GOP circumvents laws that doesn't suit their religious beliefs! I find that oh so tragic. Especially since the GOP was totally against John F. Kennedy running for President because he was a practicing Catholic and the first Catholic elected President. The GOP was very afraid that Kennedy would make decisions based on his religious beliefs or on orders from the Vatican. But isn't that exactly what the GOP is doing now? Of course it is. Talk about flip flopping!

Under the law, women have the right to choice. Interference from the government, in this case state governments, is totally unacceptable. Keep the separation of church and state.

Remember this when you vote.

Til next week.

Peter