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Since then I've been leery of, and tried to keep track of, my government's "policies." The truly horrendous ones, like the Vietnam War, were based on lies.
When I was a five years old, in my neighborhood in the yard of the house at the end of the block, lived a big mean ol' German Shepherd named Rex. Every time I walked by, Rex would be at the end of his rope, furiously barking and snarling, straining to murder. One day I walked by and noticed Rex's rope had broken, and there he was ... right in front of me ... free ... and growling.
The government's rope was seriously frayed when Ronald Reagan occupied the Oval Office, and completely snapped when The Supreme Court installed George W. Bush as president.
In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., " the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government" -- today roams the globe free and unfettered.
Boo.
Trouble sleeping? Me too.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
7 female Missouri House members say they were kept out of contraception debate SHARE
It was a purely symbolic move when the Missouri House passed a resolution this week decrying the Obama mandate that health insurance policies include birth-control coverage. But it managed to spark outrage from a group of seven female Democratic lawmakers, who said they were denied a chance to speak on an issue that affects them. "These women stood and waited to be recognized for two hours," said Rep. Tishaura Jones, a St. Louis Democrat. "They never got a chance to speak on an issue that is unique to women."
7 female Missouri House members say they were kept out of contraception debate SHARE
It was a purely symbolic move when the Missouri House passed a resolution this week decrying the Obama mandate that health insurance policies include birth-control coverage. But it managed to spark outrage from a group of seven female Democratic lawmakers, who said they were denied a chance to speak on an issue that affects them. "These women stood and waited to be recognized for two hours," said Rep. Tishaura Jones, a St. Louis Democrat. "They never got a chance to speak on an issue that is unique to women."
