Viet-Justice

The Bush administration has proposed new rules allowing doctors to refuse to perform work and get paychecks for being total Gen X slackers.

Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said that health care professionals should not face retaliation from employers or from medical societies because they object to abortion.

“Freedom of conscience is not to be surrendered upon issuance of a medical degree,” said Leavitt.

It is obvious that Mr. Leavitt has never had a job before. Freedom of conscience need not be surrendered upon the issuance of any degree. Unfortunately he does not understand the fact that when you enter into an employment agreement your freedoms end. You have a contractual agreement that says you will do whatever your employer says. If you do not like the job then find another employer. This new policy says it is perfectly OK for any worker who does not want to do a specific task to go on boycott. This is unacceptable to any normal employer who is attempting to run a business and turn a profit. If it is good enough for doctors than it is certainly good enough for auto mechanics, teachers, and any other occupation.

What is even more dangerous than a poor policy is the fact that our government is encouraging anti-capitalistic policies. It is no wonder that our president is friends with the communist Vladimir Putin. Americans need to understand that getting a job and bringing home a paycheck is essential to their survival. Refusing to go to work will result in getting fired. If you feel that your employer is going to ask something of you such as performing an abortion, working weekends, or putting in more than 50 hours a week then you need to find another job or move to France. This is where Asians and other immigrants hold the advantage. We are willing to do what ever it takes to get the job done without questioning the moral implications of it. Until Americans learn how to go to work without bringing their own personal morality or opinions into it they will forever take a backseat to immigrants who understand the true value of attaining success.

A recent study has shown that high concentrations of soy foods results in reduced sperm count among test subjects. Anecdotally this does not really a appear to be a problem in Asian countries. If one were to look at the population of China then this would be quite apparent. More than likely any negative effects were bred out of the Asian population centuries ago. The studies appear to provide us with some insights in solving some of the greatest problems the world faces today. Overpopulation is one problem that we face. One group of people we can blame is religious fundamentalists. I’m speaking mainly of the Catholics and the Muslims. By banning contraception the Catholics have increased the typical family size to numbers beyond reason. This is resulted in famine and suffering in many parts of the catholic world. Muslims marry a large number of wives thus have a larger number of children. The fact that these two groups breed at an alarming rate is something that the rest of us should be deeply concerned over. The Asian solution is quite clear. For the good of the planet we should embark upon a campaign to provide a limitless supply of soy products to the Middle East and Latin America. By wiping out hunger now we will wipe out hunger in the future by reducing the population of two very troublesome groups that do not play well with others in their ecosystems. By reducing the population of Catholics we stand a better chance of saving the rain forest. By reducing the population of Muslims we reduce the number of suicide bombers which is a great thing for everyone.

According to a new study 50% of gun deaths are not homicides, but suicides.

Suicides accounted for 55 percent of the nation’s nearly 31,000 firearm deaths in 2005, the most recent year for which statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That’s good to know that the recent Supreme Court ruling is not going to affect 50% of the people that are shot. Since we are supposedly having a recession (I’m not convinced), then fewer people mean more jobs and wealth for the rest of us. Fewer people also mean less pollution. If the Democrats want to prove that they are the environmentally friendly party then they should strive to put more guns on the street. That’s the kind of environmentally friendly platform I can go for.

Middle Eastern terrorists are all the rage these days. They get all of the press attention and for good reason. There is; however, another group of terrorists out there. These are right wing Christian religious terrorists that blow up buildings in the name of God.

Since 1977, casualties from this war include seven murders, 17 attempted murders, three kidnappings, 152 assaults, 305 completed or attempted bombings and arsons, 375 invasions, 482 stalking incidents, 380 death threats, 618 bomb threats, 100 acid attacks, and 1,254 acts of vandalism, according to the National Abortion Federation.

We should not forget that terrorists despise freedom. Christian Taliban believe that their religion is the central force in the universe and that women should submit to the will of God. But being religious nut jobs they are none too bright.

After 9/11, Planned Parenthood and other abortion rights groups received 554 envelopes containing white powder and messages like: “You have been exposed to anthrax. … We are going to kill all of you.” They were signed by the Army of God

So, you’re going to mail anthrax to a clinic where there are pregnant women? Way to go Jimbo! I’m guessing if the pregnant woman were to die that would make you a baby killer, no different than a doctor performing an abortion or a drunk driver running down a pregnant mother. I never thought that Army of God could be responsible for promoting infanticide, but guess again! This must mean that the Christian Right must be angry at the abortion doctors for beating them to the kill. They don’t even have the decency to blow themselves up in Muslim neighborhoods which must also mean they’re against us in the War on Terror.

There seems to be controversy over exercise in Saudia Arabia. Some say it’s a good thing, others think it’s bad for women to exercise.

A booklet left by a writer named Muhammad al-Habdan says that the girls might become attracted to each other after seeing their classmates in tight leotards and tops. It also says good girls don’t disrobe outside of home which prohibits putting on gym clothes.

I would have to assume that Muhammad must like fat chicks, and that he is a homophobe with a small penis. Why else would he want to keep his women at home, fat, and wearing a bag over their heads? He must be afraid that if he has a hot woman she will go off to a harem with other hot women and a well hung sheik.

“Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research: human cloning in all its forms, creating or implanting embryos for experiments, creating human-animal hybrids, and buying, selling, or patenting human embryos. Human life is a gift from our Creator — and that gift should never be discarded, devalued or put up for sale.”

While America tends to get things right in most respects, President Bush is attempting to take the country back to the dark ages.  Science is the key to the future of both humanity and the world economy.  Militant Islam would take the world back to a time when there is no progress or desire to do anything but read the Koran.  If America outlaws this kind of research Europe and Asia will step in to fill the gap where Americans are prohibited by law from using their brilliant minds or from engaging in a free market society.  I wonder if it’s a crime against Jesus if you promote a cartoon that is contrary to the Bush religious agenda.

News was released today that Diamond Pet Foods was not properly testing for aflatoxin in the dog food they were manufacturing.  Many beloved pets died from the contaminated food.  I wonder if the executives at this company utter the slogan “We eat our own dogfood here”

Four pharmacists in IL are suing Walgreen’s because they were fired for not dispensing the morning after pill.  They allege that being forced to dispense the medication is a violation of the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which allows health care providers to opt out of procedures they object to on moral grounds.  Now Walgreen’s does allow pharmacists to not dispense drugs, but they must find another pharmacist who will.  These four were working a night shift and the only ones on duty so they did not have anyone else to fill the prescription.  By refusing to fill the prescription they cost their employer money and thus deserved to be fired.  This is not an pro-choice or pro-life argument.  It’s about 4 people who refused to follow company policy.

Now we’re getting crazy and congress wants to create a position of Health Czar.   People are suffering from health problems and some have died from complications related to the 9/11 attacks.  The falling world trade centers resulted in glass, concrete, metal, and other debris to be inhaled by many people, including the cleanup crews.  Congressman Vito Fossella thinks that it’s a job for the Federal government to get involved in solving the crisis.

“Their deaths should be a clarion call to the entire Congress and the entire country to once and for all put somebody in charge to help those who need our help,” Fossella said.

This is not a Federal problem but a New York problem.  The people of New York State should be the ones footing the bill for this.  Then again the people of Louisiana should be footing the bill to rebuild New Orleans too.

This is a truly sad story. For years ago Paulette Anglin married Denver Stepp. They had known each other since middle school, but were hooked up by a mutual friend after a failed marriages. It sounds almost like a fairy tale at first, but then the truth comes out. Stepp’s first wife died of AIDS and he neglected to tell Anglin that he is HIV+. Fortunately the bastard is in prison now.

Looking back, Anglin sees her “I do” as a death sentence. She despises Stepp, who has been sent to prison for giving her the virus that causes AIDS. She’s also angry because she thinks the government hasn’t done enough to punish those who knowingly spread HIV — or to protect citizens from the epidemic.

Anglin hopes her story might influence the Georgia Legislature to reconsider mandatory premarital blood tests — the state never mandated premarital blood tests for HIV — and to stiffen the penalty for spreading the AIDS virus.

While I do feel empathy for Anglin, why is it the government’s place to get involved with premarital blood tests? Had Anglin been more cautious she would not be in this situation today. Just because the government doesn’t require something does not mean you should avoid a good idea. According to the article they wanted to have more children. A good idea would be to have the usual blood screenings for STDs but also for any history of hereditary disorders. The government doesn’t require testing for them, but if you are getting into a relationship to have children it is irresponsible to take that step without determining if you will be bringing a child into the world who may have a difficult time surviving. Anglin made the choice to have unprotected sex and attempt to conceive children because she was in love. Love is a wonderful thing, but it can cause us to lose judgement as well. I hope her case will open the eyes of people across the world and guide them to do the right thing regardless of whether or not the government actually requires you to do it.

I am also against toughening the law on people who deliberately spread HIV. 10 years in prison is a reasonable sentence for a person who knowingly infects others. Some may say that they should get life in prison, but in reality changing the law would allow politicians to posture and claim they’ve done something good for society without creating any good for the people. In fact most people wouldn’t make it past 10 years with HIV. I do support some minor changes to the law which would increase its effectiveness. The first thing that should be done is that prisoners who knowingly spread HIV shall not receive any medication to treat HIV while they are incarcerated. This will have the advantage of making the 10 year prison sentence an effective duration. I would guess that without treatment one’s lifespan would only be 2-3 years which would have numerous advantages. By not paying for HIV treatment the state would save thousands of dollars. Saving money is good. The convicted would die a slow painful death. People who knowingly spread HIV dieing in an unpleasant manner is good. Finally the victims and their families would get closure by watching the convicted die painfully and hopefully before the victims succumb to the disease as well. Closure is good.