There are t-shirts ready for the GOP convention that read, "Dear GOP, No Ron Paul, No Vote! (signed) A Republican."
The point is that there is a major schism in the Republican party that will probably hand the next election to Democrats. Another point is that one of the 14 defining characteristics of fascism is rampant sexism, as the GOP has been exhibiting for years.
So, what does the GOP do? They pick Paul Ryan as Romney's running mate. Joe Conason reported that a $100 million campaign financing promise from the Koch brothers helped that along. Paul Ryan, worse yet, cosponsored a bill (H.R. 212) with Rep. Akin called the Sanctity of Human Life Act of 2009 , which declares that a fertilized egg is entitled to the same legal rights as a human being.
Not only is H.R. 212 an offense to women, but it is unconstitutional, because Roe v. Wade can only be overturned by an amendment to the constitution . The proposed measure would have permitted the use of Medicare funds only to end pregnancies resulting from "forcible rape." Akin's assertion about "legitimate" rape is really nothing but an attempt to blame the victim.
Renee Davis puts it nicely, succinct and clearly on her web site, Unite Women :
I am a woman, a survivor of rape, and a registered Republican. You have issued an apology for the uneducated "off the cuff" remark you made where you stated "from what I understand from doctors, pregnancy [ as a result of rape] is really rare. If it is a legitimate rape, the female body has a ways to try shut that whole thing down." Todd, I do not accept your apology!
The problem that goes to the core of this issue is that no matter what your apology says, you and your friends have left most of your more moderate members behind and traded us in for a very extreme view.
Number one, women have the right to determine what happens to their body and to not be raped, assaulted, or molested whether that is by a rapist or an elected official who thinks they have the right to dictate what she should do. You and your friends do not want government intrusion into your lives ONLY when it suits your beliefs -- period!
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