Wednesday, May 22, 2013

He wanted what?

The Reverend E. W. Jackson isn't  standing alone on the GOP slate as the only ultra-conservative.  There's enough ultr-conservative craziness to fill the entire stage when the three candidates get together. Mark Obenschain is perhaps best known for proposing legislation that would have criminalized a misscarraige if the woman failed to report it to the police.  Specifically, any woman who has a miscarraige without medical assistance would be required to report the miscarraige to the local police department within 24 hours or be charged with a class one misdemeanor punishable with up to 1 year in jail and a fine.  

Speaking from personal experience, my daughter-in-law just had a miscarraige.  She went through this terrible ordeal with just her husband by her side, laying on the floor of the bathroom all night long.  After a night of throwing up and horrible cramps she's supposed to drag herself down to the police department to report on her ordeal.  She didn't even see a doctor until the next day to confirm the miscarraige.  What was the purpose of Obenschain's legislation?  

Obenschain states he withdrew the legislation of his own accord because of unintended consequences. What consequences was he looking for?  What problem was he trying to correct?  He withdrew the legislation because of the uproar it caused.  The republicans love their women....just as long as they know their place!

Why any woman would consider voting for any one of these candidates is beyond me.

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