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Emaleth’s take on Current Events
Let me say first and foremost I am a
liberal democrat. By that, I mean that
I vote a straight democratic ticket, but my views tend toward a liberal side that
most democrats won’t even touch. That
being said, please don’t take personal offense to any views I display
here. This is just my opinion….my way
of exercising my first amendment, and if you don’t like what I have to say,
then exercise YOUR rights and leave!
Haha!
First and foremost, I’d like to
address the Schiavo case in Atlanta today.
It’s on everyone’s minds right?
For those of you who live under a rock, let me explain. A 41 year old woman has been lying in a
vegetative state for seven years, and her husband finally made the decision to
let her go in peace. He got the courts
to rule in his favor that he should be allowed to order the feeding tube
removed, so that she could pass on. The
woman’s parents, very upset by this man allowing their daughter to starve to
death, went to the court of appeals in Atlanta today to try to have the feeding
tube re-inserted into their poor, un-knowing daughter.
It is a sad story
from the beginning, but even as the woman lies there, she does not truly suffer. She is brain dead, and therefore doesn’t
know what’s going on around her. It is
a miracle that she can even breathe or her heart beats without assistance, and
that feeding is all she requires. After
seven years of lying unconscious, other than a few moments of eye fluttering
and grunting, wouldn’t you want to die?
And, given that you don’t have the ability to speak for yourself,
wouldn’t you hope that your spouse of so many years would make the decision you
would?
I think the
husband has every right to order the tube removed, and, apparently, so does the
U..S. Appeals Court. The parent of a
minor child has this right…shouldn’t a spouse have it as well?
That being
said….IT’S CALLED A LIVING WILL PEOPLE!
A living will makes sure that your wishes are followed in such
matters. If there were one in this
case, it would all be moot. If you
don’t want tubes in you, or you don’t want said tubes removed by your spouse,
make sure you have a living will to protect yourself. Otherwise, you end up with messes like this!
In other news, it
is coming to the attention of the media (finally!) that people are being
discriminated against at work because of their religion. Per MSNBC’s site “Thirty Muslim employees either were fired
or walked out on their jobs last month at Dell Inc.’s logistics facility in
Nashville. The workers, most of them recent immigrants from Somalia, said
supervisors gave them an invidious choice: work or pray. Not both.” Do they think this is a new problem? Complaints to the Equal Opportunity
Employment Commission are only a couple thousand each year, and growing a bit
each year. But that’s just the people
that complain.
Do you people have any idea how many
jobs I lost or didn’t get because I wore a pentacle around my neck? I was in a job interview once, and was being
offered the job. As I was filling out
W2 forms (it was a temp agency and they had to be done first) my necklace fell
out of my shirt, and my pentacle shone brightly against my black suit. Immediately the attitude of the interviewer
changed. Not only did I not get the
job, but they listed me in their computer as not being able to work through
their agency! When I asked why, they
couldn’t give me a straight answer.
More like wouldn’t, for fear of being sued.
Religion plays a large part in this
country’s laws, work places, and daily lives.
But what people don’t seem to understand is this—the “freedom of
religion” granted us in the Constitution goes for everyone, not just Christians. And until this is recognized and people have
the nerve to come forward (myself included—I never went to authorities either)
this country will never truly be free.
And while we’re on the subject of
Constitutional freedoms, please go to the site of www.965thebuzz.com and follow the links
there to sign a petition against Missouri Senate Bill 32. This bill will tax us on morality. How would you men like to have your bachelor
parties at 4 pm? Better get ready,
because if this bill passes, strip clubs will be forced to close at 10 pm. You will also have to pay a $5 cover tax
just to get in the door…that doesn’t go the business, but to the
government. Oh, and ladies? Like to buy lingerie at Victoria’s Secret or
Priscilla’s? Get ready to pay the same
$5 at the door, whether you buy anything or not. That’s right, the $5 tax is imposed on anyone entering a store
that sells or promotes “adult entertainment.”
Does this sound just wrong to anyone else here? It’s one step away from censorship! If you feel as I do, and you live in the
area, please go sign this petition!
Okay, I’m out of things to rant
about for today. Oh, yeah, and Bush
sucks! Lol Until next time…..
The pope is dead. I’m not catholic…can’t say it will effect me
that much. On the other hand,
approximately 85% minimum of the people I work with are Catholic….I wonder if
they’ll be wearing black on Monday……
They didn’t wear black. But it has been the topic of discussion all
week long!
Thirty Muslim employees either were fired or walked out on their jobs last month at Dell Inc.’s logistics facility in Nashville. The workers, most of them recent immigrants from Somalia, said
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