Daily (Socialist) Kos Author Attempts to Think; Fails Miserably

Laura Clawson at the Daily Kos thinks that Republicans are engaging in a “war on women” Her reasoning is the desire by many Republicans to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, and not to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.  She also stupidly believes that Republicans are pushing to remove a requirement for health care providers to provide birth control as part of health insurance.  No Laura, Republicans want the entire bad law repealed.

The problem with the birth control provision of Obamacare is that it violates the moral standards of religious institutions that provide health benefits to employees. The Violence Against Women Act requires large expenditures to provide services through Federal Law Enforcement that are not in any way Constitutionally supported. If she understood the limited role of the Federal Government laid out in the Constitution she might know that.

This is not a war against women, it is a war against out of control spending. Laura, you and your friends are welcome to spend all of your own money, every penny preferably, providing birth control to whomever you want. You are also free to encourage State and Local Government to provide the same services that are currently under the Violence Against Women Act.  The Federal Government can then concentrate its Law Enforcement efforts on interstate issues of violence such as crossing State lines to either commit criminal acts or to flee punishment.

Do Dems EVER argue any point honestly?  Not in my experience, and I have been watching a long time. Maybe Clawson should try an argument that isn’t quite so full of holes next time.

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