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just a place to leave shit that i think might make for interesting discussion/investigation at a later date.
oh, where to even start on this one. i know, start here. i suppose i should attempt to be fair and well-rounded on my coverage of this topic to forestall any accusations of bias, but wouldn't it save us all a lot of time if i just come out and say I AM BIASED! oh well, here goes: oppressive mysogynists who are stuck in the middle ages: the ultimate pro-life resource list pro-life america pro-life action league united states conference of catholic bishops a child is a gift, not a choice it just keeps going, on and on, this list - all websites of lunacy. and now for some more encouraging viewpoints: national abortion federation pro-choice resource center pro-choice public education project naral: pro-choice america planned parenthood if some absurd right-wing coalition wanted to ban organ donation as "tampering with the natural order," would we let them pass laws that enforced this for everyone? or would we just tell them to go back to their trailers and keep their dysfunctional organs to themselves? who gave them the right to get legislation in progress for the assertion of religious beliefs? when the day arrives that i no longer have the ability to shit for myself, i'd like to retain the right to flip my own switch. have a little appreciation for a concept called "dignity," willya? a wonderfully archaic and contradictory collection of writings said to be "the inspired word of god" written for the sole purpose of smothering any spark of creativity from the universe. for those of you who aren't aware, the bill of rights was a document ratified in 1791 which created the first 10 amendments to our constitution. they are as follows: Amendment 1: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment 2: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment 3: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment 5: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Amendment 6: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. Amendment 7: In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Amendment 8: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment 10: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. amendments 11-27 can be found here. i think in order to call yourself a citizen you should know a little about your country. bush watch afl-cio's bush watch bush news how the hell did this idiot get elected? oh wait, he didn't. i don't think i can ever really explain to my mother the degree of guilt that i used to feel. i was born catholic, raised catholic, went to a catholic school for nine years of my life and continued attending church until my freshman year of college - and then i stopped. a few choice words from Philip Roth: We all haven't been lucky enough to have been born Jews, you know. So a little rachmones on the less fortunate, okay? Because I am sick and tired of goyische this and goyische that! if it's bad it's the goyim, if it's good it's the Jews! Can't you see, my dear parents, from whose loins I somehow leaped, that such thinking is a trifle barbaric? That all you are expressing is your fear? The very first distinction I learned from you, I'm sure, was not night and day, or hot and cold, but goyische and Jewish! But now it turns out, my dear parents, relatives, and assembled friends who have gathered here to celebrate the occasion of my bar mitzvah, it turns out, you schmucks! you narrow-minded schmucks! - oh, how I hate you for your Jewish narrow-minded minds! including you, Rabbi Syllable, who have for the last time in your life sent me out to the corner for another pack of Pall Mall cigarettes, from which you reek in case nobody has ever told you - it turns out that there is just a little bit more existence than what can be obtained in those disgusting and useless categories! And instead of crying over he-who refuses at the age of fourteen ever to set foot inside a synagogue again, instead of wailing for he-who has turned his back on the saga of his people, weep for your own pathetic selves, why don't you, sucking and sucking on that sour grape of a religion! Jew Jew Jew Jew Jew Jew! It is coming out of my ears already, the saga of the suffering Jews! Do me a favor, my people, and stick your suffering heritage up your suffering ass-- I happen also to be a human being! -borrowed from Portnoy's Complaint New York: Vintage International Books, September 1994 (pages 75-76). emerging "coincidences" thank you to my wonderful kevin. |