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When Will Obama Act?
…what is needed is not pretty speeches, not flowery press releases. We need action, leadership, and courage. We need a President willing to do what is right and just, regardless of politics, like Johnson. We need a tough Commander in Chief to end a senseless policy that harms national security, like Truman. We need a leader willing to take bold action for the good of ALL Americans, like FDR. We need a President who actually believes it is his or her job to uphold ALL of the Bill of Rights (especially Amendment XIV, Section 1), not just the parts he or she agrees with.
Health Care Hysterics, er, Reform
Clearly, something needs to change. Having tens of millions of US Citizens without any access to health care services beyond rudimentary emergency care presents a very serious health risk for the entire nation on a number of levels. Add to that millions of immigrants, both legal and illegal, who are also uninsured or underinsured, and you have all the ingredients of a health care disaster. Problem is, the insurance issue isn’t only one crashing the health care system.
Carter Splits with Church over Women’s Rights, Equality
It was, however, an unavoidable decision when the convention’s leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be “subservient” to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or chaplains in the military service.
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