If only such guidance were in place, Mikey could have just said, "Golly, I don't even have to kill anyone, not even the cats, and hurt the feelings of in-laws, because of this making it all clear."
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Now that the Georgia General Assembly is back in session, it must tackle its constitutional assignment of setting tax policies, approving a budget and dealing with key issues such as education, health care and transportation. In a 40-day session, that's a lot to get done. So time shouldn't be wasted. As a service to our hard-working solons, I've been through the 70 or so bills that were filed even before the session began. Here's a quick, clip-and-save analysis. The real stinkers: • HB 1 — Outlaws abortions of all kinds. Abortion is a difficult and emotionally charged issue, but this bill — filed every year — represents an extreme response that represents the viewpoint of an extreme minority. Snip...
• HB 24 — Creates a new legal document for advanced medical directives; it would be more effective than current Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney documents in stipulating who can make end-of-life decisions for incapacitated patients. This could help prevent horrible intrafamily disputes like the Terri Schiavo case in Florida.
Prefiled bills earn mixed reviews
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Ping to wagglebee thread from Jill Stanek on how Obama thinks emotes on life issues.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among those are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
… [T]he essential idea behind the Declaration – that we are born into this world free, all of us; that each of us arrives with a bundle of rights that can't be taken away by any person or any state without just cause; that through our own agency we can, and must, make of our lives what we will – is one that every American understands.
Jill Stanek: Obama's constitutional crisis
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Ah, the urges of liberal writers to be The Emperor and put their curse or blessing on pending legislation. If we would just listen to them, there would be no need a republican form of government. There would be no need to vote. All we'd have to do is kiss their feet and give them all of our possessions.