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Topics => Judiciary, Crime, & Courts => Topic started by: Libertas on August 27, 2012, 07:06:44 AM

Title: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans OK's TX to cut PP funding
Post by: Libertas on August 27, 2012, 07:06:44 AM

Saw this earlier last week and forgot to post, ruling didn't seem to get a lot of press...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48746014/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48746014/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/)

Title: Re: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans OK's TX to cut PP funding
Post by: Pandora on August 27, 2012, 07:12:22 AM

Good grief!

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Texas officials sought to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood clinics that provide family planning and health services to poor women after the state's Republican-led Legislature passed a law banning funds to organizations linked to abortion providers. No state money goes to pay for abortions.

Planned Parenthood sued, saying the law violates its free speech rights. The Texas attorney general argued lawmakers may decide which organizations receive state funds.

Since when are taxpayers required to fund any person's or organization's "free speech"?  PP sued on the grounds that cutting funds to them is a violation of the Constitution?!  Is there something in the Constitution of Texas that mandates continued funding of any "non-profit" once it's begun?

I am gratified PP lost.  Enough of this baloney.

Title: Re: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans OK's TX to cut PP funding
Post by: Libertas on August 27, 2012, 07:52:04 AM

Yup, forced participation is just swell for these morons and the fact that it violates basic liberties and they want it anyway ought to scare the crap out of people!  I hope they get their legs cut out from under them in state after state!

Title: Re: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans OK's TX to cut PP funding
Post by: charlesoakwood on August 27, 2012, 10:18:31 AM

This has been overturned in four other states I believe.
It's one of those Federale tentacles.

Title: Re: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans OK's TX to cut PP funding
Post by: Libertas on August 27, 2012, 11:41:09 AM

A finely honed Katana will slice that vile appendage off nicely...

 ::evil::