HB 2354: Revisted

+JMJ+

Palm Sunday

Wow.

March 2009: The month that will be etched on my psyche until I breath my last breath. HB 2354: ate it, drank it, slept it...etc. Insane.

Mobilized.

Lobbied.

Phone Calls.

Emails.

YouTubes (yeah, I actually produced one of the videos).

Analyzed legislation.

Schooled State Reps.

And, Praise Jesus, the bill was not called...because ACLU and PP were 10-15 votes short. No joke.

Now, since Springfield is the land of corruption, we cannot discredit the vague possibility of a mysterious HB 2354 resurrection, but for now, it is off the table.

What was so bad about 2354?

1. Terribly written: Bridged, who works for PP, and admitted to writing the bill, couldn't even explain what some of the points, if enacted, would entail (for example, the rights of conscience issue, the 'medical health professional' vs. 'physician' for those who could perform abortions...). It is kind of pathetic when the bill drafter cannot even explain how the bill would play out if it became law.

2. Abortion a fundamental right: Doesn't that go against the Constitution? I mean, most people, even if they are pro-choice, agree that life begins at conception. So...in our Constitution, doesn't it say all are endowed by their Creator w/ certain unalienable rights, including LIFE? Last time I read it, that was still there. Since abortion ends life, I don't see how it can be a fundamental right (by the way, for those who read the bill and interpret it vs. actually read the text, that was in there, within the first 5 sections, I believe. Let me know if you want me to send you a highlighted copy).

3. The "Amendment": Abortion rights activists are insane. So, they amend the bill, thinking that would help. In the section re: health care professionals cooperation with abortion, they change the word from "assist" to "refer". And, they don't define the terms. That is great. We live in the land of self-determination. How I define refer and how you define refer could be totally different...just opening Pandora's Box for more court cases, if you ask me...

4. Fixing problems? What really pisses me off about the abortion industry (beside the fact that they make millions off of killing children, they are eugenic and still target minorities, like the black and hispanic/latino communities...) is that they go around trying to push these rediculous bills, in an attempt to 'solve' a problem. Lets face it: HB 2354 was not going to solve any problems in Illinois. It was just another pathetic attempt at band-aiding our gaeping state wound. You put a bill like 2354 into law, and you are gonna end up with ceaseless court cases and drown thousands if not millions of state funds to litigate this thing. Rediculous.

I can go on and on. I am sure my level of articulateness is not pristine, but forgive me, since I have not slept much lately. I am just tired of people who are uneducated and brain washed, like many of our state reps. I talked to Lisa Hernandez from Cicero on Thursday morning, and she had the audacity to tell me that "HB 2354 is not about abortion at all" Hum, wonder who she gets her talking points from. It is pathetic. And, if the people in Cicero knew about her, she'd be out of offic in a heart beat.

All I can say is, HB 2354 is gone for now, but you better beleive the aboriton industry is gonna come back with something bigger and more diabolical next season for Illinois. Now is the time to get our game on and organize the pro-lifers across the state, so that we can defeat whatever comes our way in 2010--and, I am so ready to get a good bill out there, and get it enacted: What about campaign finance, for example? Maybe if we fixed that, Personal PAC would not be able to threaten legislators into voting pro-abortion. It is so disgusting. These people are horrible. Money-hungry and unethical, they do whatever they want cause they have the cash to back them up. Not too democratic, if you ask me...

In any event, I am done talking politics until after the Octave, unless there is a major emergency...Time to be immersed in Holy Week. I look forward to blogging about that! God bless you all!