Let's Repeal the Bankruptcy Bill

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Sunday January 07, 2007 · 8:34 PM PST

2007/01/07 · 20:34

Hey, Pelosi, here's an idea for you.

We need help out here in America - we're up to our necks in the cack. By all means, roll back Bush's tax cuts - that will help. PAYGO's a good start, and a minimum wage hike will be much appreciated. And we could really, really use some relief on those student loans.

If you want to get serious about helping the poor and middle class, the BEST thing you could do is get started on health care, but I realize that will take time. But you could help us now, easily, just by taking back a piece of legislation that never should have been passed in the first place.

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Wednesday May 31, 2006 · 12:57 PM PDT

2006/05/31 · 12:57

Sorry if this is a bit fractured, I'm in a hurry...

Today the Louisiana House will vote on SB33. This bill will ban all abortions except those performed to save the life of the mother, or to prevent permanent impairment of a life-sustaining organ or organs. Get that, folks? No rape exception, no exception for incest. If passed, this legislation will go into effect when Roe is overturned by the Supreme Court. This is your last chance to get on the horn with somebody who can do something about it.

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Saturday May 20, 2006 · 12:52 PM PDT

2006/05/20 · 12:52

Feministing is a blog I have lurked on for some time, and now I love them more than ever. I found a post there today to the effect that they are having a Bingo benefit tomorrow. Proceeds will go to Chief Fire Thunder, of the Oglala Sioux in South Dakota (a truly righteous babe if there ever was one), and to...US. ProChoice Mississippi, specifically. Which is seriously awesome, 'cause we really need support down here. Out of state support is fine by us - we're running on hope and passion, right now, and anything we get we're happy for. I'm not sure if ProChoice Mississippi had a bulletin up or not - when I checked, the server was down...maybe because of too much traffic? I can hope!
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I Have A Voice...

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Thursday May 18, 2006 · 1:26 PM PDT

2006/05/18 · 13:26

Cross-posted at Liberal South and My Left Wing

How many times have you heard people say that their vote doesn't matter? How many times have you begged a family member to call a representative on a piece of important legislation, and had them blow you off? Have you forwarded petitions to friends on your contact list, knowing full well that most of your friends won't even open the email, much less sign it and send it on?

I have.

Apathy is such a difficult thing to face, both within ourselves and in others around us. It is so easy, now, to just give up, to give up. So many people see what is going on with our government and feel so disenfranchised, it is hard to convince them that they can, in fact, have an impact. I know I often feel that way. It seems like the more I pay attention, the more screwed up everything seems - the more closely I follow politics, the angrier I get. What can I do, after all? I'm just one person.

Yesterday, I found out. Read More

Louisiana, Abortion, and SB33...

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Thursday May 04, 2006 · 1:01 PM PDT

2006/05/04 · 13:01

For the last few weeks I've been visiting family and friends in Louisiana, where I grew up. I love it there - friendly people, good food, a by-god crawfish boil. The only problem is that I ended up staying longer than I expected to, with no cell-phone service or internet access, all because I read the news.

Everybody knows the South isn't exactly the most rational place in the world, and the bayou state, in particular, is well known for it's corruption. Politicians play games while poverty rises, New Orleans is drowned, and women and children starve. Ignorance is rampant, especially among the most vocal residents - the conservative, republican, god-fearing rural folk. I ignored this successfully for many years, but now, for my sisters' sake, I'm paying attention. Read More

Politics, Women, and Mississippi - where we stand.

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Friday March 31, 2006 · 2:36 PM PST

2006/03/31 · 14:36

Cross-posted at Liberal South and My Left Wing.

Finally getting back to this - I intended to yesterday, but got a bit wrapped up in researching vote history for our esteemed legislature here in the beautiful Magnolia state.

On Wednesday, I made a trip to the state Capitol in Jackson, to try to hunt down the Representatives involved with SB 2922 and explain my position to them. It was my goal to try to understand their reasoning with this bill - the history is so convoluted. Since I barely get it, even now, I'll do my best to explain it to you...
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In Mississippi, A Crisis Has Been Averted.

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Tuesday March 28, 2006 · 10:52 AM PST

2006/03/28 · 10:52

Cross posted at Liberal South.

Last night, at a quarter to eight, a small group of men and women sat in a room in the Capitol building in Jackson Mississippi with our hearts in our mouths. We watched three state Senators glance pointedly at the clocks in the room as the three House representatives entered. Those of us who believed, prayed, and those of us who didn't sat far forward in our seats, desperate to not miss a word or a gesture, because our lives were on the table.

Last night at eight o'clock, SB 2922 died in committee. It passed the deadline unresolved. We are back to where we started before this session began, but for the pro-choice movement in Mississippi, not losing ground represents an enourmous victory. Read More

URGENT!!! Abortion Ban In Mississippi! MONDAY deadline!

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Friday March 24, 2006 · 7:18 PM PST

2006/03/24 · 19:18

PLEASE RECOMMEND! No one seems to know about this!

On Thursday, I drove into Jackson Mississippi to lend my voice to a protest against the latest assault on women's rights in Mississippi, SB 2922. The state Senate offered 2922 back in January, and it originally required a woman terminating a pregnancy to be offered the option of viewing a sonogram or listening to the fetal heartbeat prior to abortion. The Senate called this an extension of Mississippi's (already draconian) "informed consent" statute. I, for one, would argue that it violates Casey by placing an undue burden on the woman, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Read More

Abandoned to the right in Mississippi (POLL)

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Sunday January 08, 2006 · 3:10 PM PST

2006/01/08 · 15:10

Yeah, I know we're as red as red can be. I know we're at the bottom in every category, from education to industry to culture to civil rights. In this largely democratic area, we feel very abandoned by the rest of the country. Our democratic representative in Congress is our great hope, and our two GOP senators our terrible sorrow. What joy there will be when Trent Lott retires! Our state legislature, unfortunately, undermines us at every turn, and now they are attempting yet another egregious assault, while the world looks on and does nothing. Read More

Season's Greetings NSA

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Tuesday December 20, 2005 · 1:00 AM PST

2005/12/20 · 01:00

Dear NSA

I know you are monitoring this transmission, and that's just hunky-dory, as far as I'm concerned. I know that, as an innocent murkan citizen, I have nothing to fear. Plus, even if Chimpy is dumb enough to view me as a threat, the likelihood of him getting away with this latest outrage is slim. If he does, I'm leaving anyway.

Hey, as long as you guys aren't really busy (I mean, politicians are stuck in Congress, media is trying to decide whether to shit or go blind, and the terrorists are smarter than you), could you relay a quick message for me? I didn't get around to updating my address book, and Wal Mart was all out of cards, so I was a little late in sending out season's greetings to everyone. If you could help me out, I'd really appreaciate it. Read More

Supporting Science.

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Sunday October 30, 2005 · 5:15 PM PST

2005/10/30 · 17:15

Okay, this is one of many problems I have.

Christian fundamentalists (and extemists of all religions, from Hindu to Buddhist to Islam to atheism) are having a detrimental effect on education. Groups like these spend millions of dollars pushing their viewpoints.

Did you know the Amish rarely educate their children past the eighth grade? They aren't the only ones. those kids are needed on the farms, on the communes. You should see some of the texts available for home-schoolers. They would make you weep with frustration. In my little sister's public school in north Louisiana, she was made fun of as the only white student to opt out of the elective bible class (by the teacher, no less).Children who graduate from some private Christian schools (even some colleges) are woefully ill prepared for further education or limited in career options. While this is also true of public and more secular or less extreme institutions, the reasons are vastly different, more attributable to budgetary, disciplinary and other concerns, as opposed to a flawed policy regarding curriculum. Read More

What makes repubs so stupid? (Well mostly genetics, but other stuff too)

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Friday October 28, 2005 · 11:56 PM PDT

2005/10/28 · 23:56

Okay, this is one of many problems I have.

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