I'M GONNA BURST.....

Virginia is for lovers losers....
What the hell is going on in Virginia?  Are the lawmakers there trying to go back, socially, to when the state was first ratified?  First they pass a bill that allows private adoption agencies to deny adoption to anyone who isn't heterosexual. Then they try to pass a bill that forces women to have invasive ultrasounds before an abortion is performed. When I mean invasive, I mean an instrument is put inside a women to take the ultrasound, rather than the usual scan through a 'gelled up belly' method.  Okay, let me get my thoughts straight and rational before I start my rant......

As far as allowing agencies to deny any one who is homosexual the right to adopt is ludicrous.  Is it really better for a child to grow up in an institution or in a number of foster homes, rather than a home that has two same sex parents that will love this child unconditionally?  I have never heard any scientific studies indicating that children who are raised by same sex parents are any different than kids who are raised in a traditional family atmosphere. The only difference, I can see, is that the kids who are raised by same sex parents are more tolerant and open minded when it comes to diversity.  Wow....isn't that a trait all children should have? I grew up in a pretty liberal family, so I can't get my head around decisions like this. Growing up, I only knew one gay person, my Uncle Charles. I truly believe that without knowing him, I wouldn't be the person I am today. He taught me to receptive to nontraditional ideas, ways and lifestyles.  He taught me how to laugh at myself, be forgiving of people and to care for those I love...no matter what.  He was an advocate for people to be themselves, follow their dreams, and be who they were meant to be...no matter what other people thought. We talked about people who weren't tolerant of diversity or change and that we also had to accept their intolerance as a part of who they were. Because of him, I see the world differently. Because of him, I am more accepting. Because of him, I....am....me.  So, I don't think a religious zealot, sitting behind a desk, should not have the right to deny a nontraditional couple the right to have a child because it goes against their beliefs.  You know what goes against my "beliefs"? The ongoing, excessive abuse of children by the men who proclaim that they are the voice of "God" ...the same clergy who preach about the sins of homosexuality. Maybe instead of denying children the right to have a loving family, these people should focus more on sheltering children from the sexual predators that are running their churches. 

Next....

I don't even know where to start on the preabortion ultrasound issue. So let me get this straight.... a Virginian women ends up pregnant and has made the decision to abort, which is her constitutional right. But, in an effort to make the woman change her mind on terminating the pregnancy, Virginia lawmakers (mostly Republican men) want to force women to have an invasive, intravaginal ultrasound so they see what they are killing. What?  Even in the case of a pregnancy that is the result of a rape or incest. Ugh .... what?
Okay, so now the Governor of VA has amended this bill; it still requires a preabortion ultrasound, but now the woman can choose between a traditional outer body ultrasound, or have the "cold, long wand" intravaginal ultrasound.  How is that a compromise? It is not necessary to have an ultrasound if you are terminating a pregnancy. Sometimes one has to be done, but only if it's medically necessary.  Not morally necessary.... and these are the morals of the people who are not making the difficult decision of having an abortion. Oh, may I add since it is not medically necessary, most insurance companies won't cover this unneeded procedure. So, not only will women be humiliated, they will have to pay for their humiliation out of pocket.  Senator Janet Howell  wanted to show how ridiculous this bill is by adding an amendment that would have required men to receive digital rectal exams and cardiac stress tests before they would be able to be prescribed meds such as Viagra and Cialis. Seems fair? Of course, it was shut down immediately....apparently male Virginian lawmakers are not fans of "hands in" rectal exams. Party poopers....
Also, a bill in Virginia has been passed through the House that grants all stages of unborn children the same rights as actual people.  This "Personhood" bill, grants rights to a fertilized egg.  Apparently, the state of Virginia wants to negate their female citizens of their rights, and give them to fetuses that cannot live without the a female body to inhabit (remember the movie Aliens?).  So, would that make abortion murder?  And doctors would be murderers?  See how ass backwards this is? Hopefully this bill gets shut down in the Senate. Why don't we let the unborn fetuses vote on it...
What's next? Will women have to take a written competence test before they exercise their right to vote? 

Since when did women's rights become the forefront of our politics?  Shouldn't we be focusing  more on economic issues? I'm sure there are people in Virginia who are unemployed, starving and/or homeless that the Senators should be showing more interest in.  At first I thought the presidential debates were funny, now they are nothing but disturbing.  The candidates are focusing on everything they should not be focusing on....each other.  And they are bringing attention to irrelevant issues through their mud slinging.

To my Syrian relatives who live across the pond....stop the violence.  The U.N. has now accused Syrian official's of crimes against humanity.  Yikes.  To my fellow Americans....stop going to Syria...you're gonna die.  Common sense people....common sense. 

I think I need to go run with puppies, butterflies and magical unicorns in the park to get this unbelievable nonsense out of my head. 

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I have to go to Wegmans tonight....so you know something will happen to me.  Stay tuned!!!!! 

Jules