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| Subject: The issue was about a common set of rules for all businesses |
| Posted by: 111Balz on Wed Feb 22 2012 4:48:30 PM |
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providing health care coverage for employees.
If a religion operates a business, they should play by the same rules, otherwise they are getting special treatment from the government which creates unfair advantage. Nobody was forcing anyone to buy contraceptives or use contraceptives. Is there any rational argument that contraceptives are NOT good for women? |
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McDonnell rejects transvaginal ultrasound proposal ** -- Darkstar Wed Feb 22 2012 3:12:49 PM |
Sucks big time (inside) -- FfxStationHokie Wed Feb 22 2012 6:57:00 PM |
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Oh, that was supposed to be funny. ** -- Teflon Wed Feb 22 2012 7:06:59 PM |
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No, it's depicts accurately GOP hypocricy wrt big gub'ment. ** -- WaxHoo Wed Feb 22 2012 7:49:52 PM |
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Was that supposed to be factual? ** -- Teflon Wed Feb 22 2012 8:34:24 PM |
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I'm hearing the new bill still has a number of issues that many... -- Mikeysurf Wed Feb 22 2012 6:18:17 PM |
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Language of the new bill -- Hoo82 Wed Feb 22 2012 6:33:26 PM |
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Sounds like a road trip to Queen's College ** -- Hoogle.com Wed Feb 22 2012 5:57:43 PM |
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McDonnell made a smart, pragmatic decision... -- Mikeysurf Wed Feb 22 2012 5:33:42 PM |
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Re: McDonnell made a smart, pragmatic decision... -- hoos94 Thu Feb 23 2012 12:19:58 AM |
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Re: McDonnell made a smart, pragmatic decision... -- hoos94 Thu Feb 23 2012 12:19:07 AM |
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Before the left wing gets all orgasmic over this happenstance... -- CDCHoo Wed Feb 22 2012 4:47:35 PM |
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The Virginia Constitution or the US Constitution? ** -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 4:54:44 PM |
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The former can't be less protective than the latter by rule. -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 4:56:23 PM |
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Well, you can tell I didn't pay close enough attention in Obrien's Con Law class ** -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 5:04:14 PM |
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Were the GOP lawmakers who sponsored this aware that he did not support it?. -- 111Balz Wed Feb 22 2012 4:50:06 PM |
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I'm not assuming the worst here. If McDonnell would've supported this... -- CDCHoo Wed Feb 22 2012 4:57:33 PM |
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I just watched last night's Daily Show where Stewart said -- 111Balz Wed Feb 22 2012 7:00:11 PM |
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Stewart is silly without being funny. Silly is OK. Silly can -- Doug Wed Feb 22 2012 9:43:31 PM |
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If you saw the bit youd have seen that he wasn;t even trying to be -- 111Balz Thu Feb 23 2012 7:01:08 AM |
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To each his own. But, McDonnell reversed course after first signaling he would -- molo83 Wed Feb 22 2012 10:54:53 PM |
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I didn't get that signal. You did? How so? ** -- Doug Wed Feb 22 2012 11:55:17 PM |
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Just readng the papers - link -- 111Balz Thu Feb 23 2012 6:58:25 AM |
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I read that in the WaPo this a.m. ** -- Doug Thu Feb 23 2012 11:09:08 AM |
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I'm starting to really like this guy. Maybe there is hope for the GOP. -- uvadeac92 Wed Feb 22 2012 4:38:00 PM |
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McDonnell made a habit of this early in his tenure... -- Mayor Adam West Wed Feb 22 2012 4:33:15 PM |
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Sounds like Free Polling.* ** -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 5:03:06 PM |
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Wow. Mark one up for non-intrusive guv't, presuming he doesn't reverse field -- WaxHoo Wed Feb 22 2012 4:25:37 PM |
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Boo. ** -- ryno hoo Wed Feb 22 2012 4:03:37 PM |
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Rape supporter? ** -- shakenbake85 Wed Feb 22 2012 4:04:35 PM |
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? ** -- Faz d' Hoo Wed Feb 22 2012 4:04:15 PM |
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ryno is just trying to troll and get a rise out of the board pro-choicers ** -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 4:12:47 PM |
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Providing a one word opinion on the outcome is trolling? -- ryno hoo Wed Feb 22 2012 5:00:11 PM |
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That's what youd do. I am sure you think you are being -- 111Balz Thu Feb 23 2012 8:12:54 AM |
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Honestly, ryno....do you think this law was acceptable? ** -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 5:18:43 PM |
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Forgive me, I truly thought you were just trying to get a rise out of folks. -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 5:07:00 PM |
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Yeah, I have trouble believing anyone could think that ABSURD law was ok. -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 4:31:44 PM |
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You do know they have to have the ultrasound anyway? ** -- JMHoo Wed Feb 22 2012 10:29:56 PM |
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The rewritten bill still may be unconstitutional. But the transvaginal -- WahooRQ Thu Feb 23 2012 8:30:53 AM |
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Transvaginal ultrasound virtually always done before an abortion (link) -- JMHoo Thu Feb 23 2012 2:34:10 PM |
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That says nearly all clinics "always or sometimes" do it first, which -- WahooRQ Thu Feb 23 2012 6:08:19 PM |
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Ryno obviously thinks that ABSURD law was ok. ** -- WaxHoo Wed Feb 22 2012 6:40:21 PM |
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A politician resists the urge to overreach? Somebody put a mark on the wall. ** -- Doug Wed Feb 22 2012 3:46:20 PM |
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Dude's got skillz. He is very good at turning the goon squad loose, seeing how -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 3:31:55 PM |
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Basically what Obama did with contraception.* ** -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 3:33:10 PM |
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You don't actually think O did this first. Most state have the same or stronger -- Lazarus Wed Feb 22 2012 4:50:43 PM |
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Why was there a so called compromise? ** -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:53:40 PM |
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No, I'd say there he signed a secular law with a provision only controversial to -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 4:16:20 PM |
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Mika Brzezinski is hardly a Cardinal or Bishop. If it were -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:34:40 PM |
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The woman from MSNBC? Not sure what she has to do w/ anything. -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 4:49:37 PM |
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You just explained to yourself what she has to do with it. "narrow universe".* ** -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:55:59 PM |
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Excuse me "small universe".* ** -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:59:30 PM |
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Except sort opposite - he tried to enfore a law that -- 111Balz Wed Feb 22 2012 3:48:49 PM |
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An overreach is an overreach but congrats on being the authority -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:39:40 PM |
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The issue was about a common set of rules for all businesses -- 111Balz Wed Feb 22 2012 4:48:30 PM |
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The Chuches argument is abstinence which is far more effective just no fun. -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:52:15 PM |
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That's just it. I don't think he really did compromise at all ** -- 111Balz Wed Feb 22 2012 4:54:26 PM |
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That's odd, since that is exactly what Obama said he did. So is he just -- Doug Wed Feb 22 2012 9:52:45 PM |
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You and others still assume thaqt just because a bunch of old men in funny hats -- 111Balz Thu Feb 23 2012 7:03:06 AM |
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I probably should let Worlord speak for himself, but I see both measures -- Doug Wed Feb 22 2012 4:10:27 PM |
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Good question, not sure what McDonn would have done w/o storm -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:48:53 PM |
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A wise decision. He doesn't want an energized liberal base and young vote -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 3:26:51 PM |
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Nothing to do with the liberal base. There are far more independents... -- Mikeysurf Wed Feb 22 2012 5:36:13 PM |
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He doesn't give a rip about the liberal base in NOVA. -- Mayor Adam West Wed Feb 22 2012 4:21:26 PM |
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November, Hokie. NOV=November. It's an abbreviation. ** -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 4:23:21 PM |
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Re: November, Hokie. NOV=November. It's an abbreviation. -- Mayor Adam West Wed Feb 22 2012 4:29:13 PM |
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Depends on the convention. And I save my sauce for you and another pedantic jerk -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 4:32:04 PM |
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I'm not sure you know what that word means. -- Mayor Adam West Wed Feb 22 2012 4:37:56 PM |
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Which one(s)? I should clarify: I didn't intend to call you pedantic... -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 4:50:04 PM |
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You gave some sage advice early today.... -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 4:55:07 PM |
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Yes. Yes, I did. But the gaping MAW isn't THAT bad... -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 5:03:16 PM |
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Never had any issues with the Mayor personally. -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 5:17:47 PM |
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I had the pleasure of MEETING!! DAMHoo and dpc1994. -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 11:33:43 PM |
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The mental picture of a DamHoo/dpc/KaHooNah sandwich was indeed quite disturbing -- WahooRQ Thu Feb 23 2012 12:56:52 AM |
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And he was an absolute jerk to DAMHoo. Not quite as offensive as the same to -- KaHOOnah Thu Feb 23 2012 3:40:03 PM |
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My daddy taught me a good lesson about bullies. -- WahooRQ Thu Feb 23 2012 7:30:32 PM |
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I had the pleasure of DAMHoo and dpc1994. -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 11:33:29 PM |
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If you read his statement this wasn't just politics although -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 3:32:05 PM |
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After reading that, I came across this comic on the interwebs... -- KaHOOnah Wed Feb 22 2012 4:00:08 PM |
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Ahh nothing like some good ol' smoke stacks.* ** -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:41:31 PM |
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I love the smell of smokestacks in the morning. Smells like...job creation. ** -- WahooRQ Wed Feb 22 2012 4:50:22 PM |
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Wow a pragmatic Republican. Thought they were extinct. ** -- Lazarus Wed Feb 22 2012 3:31:36 PM |
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I hope you're wrong about pragmatism: I hope, instead, -- Doug Wed Feb 22 2012 4:18:16 PM |
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Bravo. Indeed! ** -- Shenhoo Wed Feb 22 2012 5:11:13 PM |
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Wow Doug you surprised me. Many conservatives are not conservative when it comes -- Lazarus Wed Feb 22 2012 4:53:10 PM |
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Well done -- Wahoo#22 Wed Feb 22 2012 3:24:00 PM |
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Nevermind, got it. Very good move by McDonnell but -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 3:23:03 PM |
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I agree with McDonnell, but you do know an ultrasound is always done anyway? ** -- JMHoo Wed Feb 22 2012 3:41:54 PM |
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Nope not an abortion scholar (TIC), but is this just a matter of professional -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 4:45:06 PM |
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It's almost always done and it's to determine the gestational age. ** -- JMHoo Thu Feb 23 2012 2:35:30 PM |
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It's almost always done and it's to determine the gestational age. ** -- JMHoo Thu Feb 23 2012 2:35:09 PM |
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Good, got a link?* ** -- Worlord Wed Feb 22 2012 3:13:39 PM |
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Whoops, meant to post that too -- Darkstar Wed Feb 22 2012 3:17:30 PM |
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