Virginia Republicans Run Up Against Reality
February 21, 2012 at 7:23 PM Leave a comment
When you live in the wingnut bubble, i.e., the only people you talk to are fellow wingnuts and the only radio and/or television you listen to or watch are fellow wingnuts, you run into problems when the things you do affect those who live outside of that bubble. And that, my friends, is what’s happening to the crazies in Virginia:
In the face of widespread criticism, Republican state lawmakers delayed a vote again today on a bill that would require women to undergo an [invasive] ultrasound before having an abortion.
SB484, sponsored by Sen. Jill Vogel, R-Fauquier County, was one of the targets of two protest rallies on the State Capital grounds that drew nearly 1,000 women on Monday. Republican efforts to restrict insurance coverage of contraception and abortion rights have been lampooned by commentators, including a skit on Saturday Night Live.
Some legislators suggested on Tuesday that they may attempt to soften [the invasive]ultrasound legislation. Two legislators — one a conservative Republican — speaking on the condition of anonymity, said one idea officials have discussed is making the [invasive] ultrasound optional rather than mandatory.
If you’re unfamiliar with the GOP sanctioned “small” government rape-with-what-amounts-to-a-dildo-bill, go here for more.
So, people in Virginia are pissed and Republicans are caught off guard. Gosh. Imagine that.
UPDATE: I just saw Kaye Korey (D), a Delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates (the name for their state legislature) on PoliticsNation on MSNBC. She said this is a blatant act of “moral arrogance” but that Republicans aren’t really backing down. She said they’re just waiting for the “media to focus on something else” before they sign this bill into law.
So, one guess as to what I’m going to do.
Entry filed under: Repression, Republicans, Including Wingers & "Moderates", Sexism, WingNutO'Sphere. Tags: invasive ultrasound, virginia house of delegates.
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