Category: Politics

GOP Dilemma 2010 »

The ink is barely dry on the Health Care Bill, so it is no surprise to see the GOP hitting the streets with their “Repeal and Replace” program. How far will this carry them toward Nov 2010 mid-terms? Not far. First, watch what is going to happen to the lawsuits from the states. Higher courts [...]

Nurses Opting Out of Abortions »

I still don’t understand why there is a debate here.  As long as abortion is a legal medical procedure, it is part of a job description. Should we also allow nurses to opt out of assisting doctors in organ transplants or blood transfusions if their religious views oppose these procedures?
If these choices are left to [...]

States Rights are not Sacrosanct. »

Individual (civil) rights are always more important than States Rights. States Rights must stop at the point where any State obstructs or diverges from the core principals of the Constitution and the Bill Of Rights. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Equal Protection Under the Law.
Constitutionally, the precedent is well established that civil rights [...]

Armageddon Policy Wonks »

I find cold comfort that people who believe in the biblical prophecies of Armageddon and the Second Coming should be guiding foreign and domestic policies. Armageddon and the Antichrist are not only firmly predicted as inevitable in the belief system, but are yearned for as part of God’s master plan, followed up by a personal [...]

Supreme Court Rules that Corporations are Persons »

Regardless of the Supreme Court’s misguided ruling,corporations are not people. The Constitution and Bill of Rights does not apply to them.
Corporations don’t have opinions. Individuals have opinions. Corporations don’t get hungry, they cannot be beaten with night-sticks, they have no beliefs and can not pray or attend church.
Soldiers die for your right to create a [...]