In Which Our Intrepid Heroine is Singularly Unsurprised at a Supreme Court Decision

[beautifulduckweed]

I'm a regular Mary motherfucking Sunshine today. The Supreme Court has upheld the law banning intact dilation and evacuation (otherwise known as partial-birth abortion, a term I hate hate hate--almost as much as I hate the term "pro-life").

What can we do? Not too much, unfortunately. But the fight isn't over yet. Here are people to whom you can shuffle some cash, should you feel inclined:

Planned Parenthood

NARAL Pro-Choice

Feel free to write your Senators and House Representatives, too, and let them have a piece of your mind. There's a certain "closing the barn door after the horses have bolted" air to it, but it can't hurt.

And then there's voting. I can't vote--yet--so y'all will have to do it for me. Let's see a slightly less fucked administration come into power in 2008, eh? (Oh, hey, that's setting the bar high! "Less fucked than the Bush administration, please!" HahahahaCRY.)

Sarah and I were talking today about what would make us throw our hands and give up on America. Given recent events, our moods are, shall we say, pretty goddamn dire. We both agreed that a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage would do it it, for sure, but swear to God, if they repeal Roe v. Wade in my lifetime, I'm going to see if Canada wants a tiny, foul-mouthed Chinese Malaysian with a law degree.

Comments

[rat-bastird.livejournal.com]

In a way I agree... and in a way, i think if people are stupid enough to toss off rights and forget why these things were there in the first place, they deserve what's coming to them.

I've been rather irate with the voting public since bush was reelected.

I'm just thankful I'm white, male, and straight because all the fucktards out there voting won't can't hurt me... yet.

*must resist urge to stab voting public with hot pokers and to brand them with an i for idiots!!!*

[empty-fork.livejournal.com]

grrrr...knee-jerk response to internet stranger says:

(sarcasm on)

YEAH, all those 16-year-old girls who got pregnant because nobody ever told them what genitals were for, those stupid kids sure do deserve to lose their rights, yep. they should have been out there educating the public if they were too young to vote. especially the ones who got raped by their daddies, they had plenty to say and if they don't know how to call up their congresspeople and say it, well, heh, you know, dumb bitches probably didn't even know enough to say no the first time.

(sarcasm off)

wrong issue, dude! you're not supposed to say "they deserved it" in response to laws whose especial heinousness lies in their lack of victim protection clauses! especially not when the victims can't vote, or are enough in the minority that their votes wouldn't count for much.

nope, this is _our_ failure, let's be sad.

there! I have flamed you. it was gratuitous! unfortunately, you are not a senator, or I'd feel like a fine citizen right now.

girrrrrrrr.

[empty-fork.livejournal.com]

well, _probably_ you are not a senator.

[rat-bastird.livejournal.com]

I'm aware of that, of course, but i go freaking nuts because the public at large seems so willing to let itself be duped by pretty moving pictures.

What i said above is me tossing hands up and going "WTF EVERY YOU IDIOTS".

You don't need to shoot your view at me. I agree with it. All of it. I do become frustrated because a lot of the people who DO vote vote against things that are beneficial to them because THEY WATCH THE PRETTY MOVING PICTURES.

I'm not just referring to abortion, but the whole freaking mindset of hte american people. They have this awesome power to change the world, and the minimum they could do is vote.

I used to be very active before i became burned out because people would shoot soundbites back at me and wouldn't listen to the deeper message... or they listened, but their minds were already made up... by the pretty pictures. One issue overruled 70.

I don't disagree with you. You're mistaken if you think that's the case.

I'm still semi-hopeful that MAYBE just MAYBE people/kids will start seeing what's going on and MAYBE they'll realize it's important and take action.

What's wrong with hugging a fucking tree anyway? Trees need love too.

[empty-fork.livejournal.com]

nah, no worries...I decided you were clearly "my people" enough that I could flip you shit without giving or appearing to take offense, is all. also, I laughed a lot as I did so, 'cause nobody ever understands when a stranger tries to do that so I figured you wouldn't either. so there! ha! picking on other people's coping strategies is fun! I enjoyed it, anyway.

and yeah. you're right. a lot of people let a lot of bad shit happen and it fucking sucks.

[rat-bastird.livejournal.com]

except without the joy of the fucking and sucking or breakfast in the morning.

Fitting

[rat-bastird.livejournal.com]

Re: Fitting

[empty-fork.livejournal.com]

heh, see, I didn't even look ahead to see where you took it back.

ahhhh....typing is best for relief of stress!

Re: Fitting

[rat-bastird.livejournal.com]

the words on the internets are like the bible... you can read whatever you want into it :)

[linettasky.livejournal.com]

Yes, but did you see what the House of the Oregon State Legislature did?

[linettasky.livejournal.com]

Um, I meant to link to an article about the gay rights stuff that happened today, but work is insane so I can't.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

That's okay. I found it. And all I can say is FUCK. YES.

[marsala1.livejournal.com]

I say we pool together and purchase our own island!

[tornadogrrrl.livejournal.com]

Oregon secession?