The One About They Almost Had It And Then Let It Slip Away.

PELOSI SAYS BIRTH CONTROL WILL HELP ECONOMY

Basically Nancy Pelosi has dared to suggest even obliquely that maybe people without means who are dependent on the government for their income ought to not be having children. Personally I say it's about time someone found their backbone and spoke up. Here's a simple fact, we are not mere animals. And if actions that are acceptable in the wild like forced sex are considered illegal and immoral then why are other actions like having offspring without any consideration of whether you can care for them or not considered the same?

Honestly in a perfect world where it would be applied totally equitably I'd be for forced reversible sterilization. However I'll settle for making birth control means more accessible to those that at least have sense enough to know that if they are on assistance that they should not be having kids.

Tell you the truth? I don't think anyone should be allowed to have a kid until they are assessed on several important factors. Income obviously but other ones as well. This would not only keep the local crackwhore from having an army of squatlets but a lot of celebrities as well. Imagine a world in which we can sleep secure knowing that Paris Hilton will never breed.

But wait there's more. Now it looks like they are going to drop the family planning provisions because the Republicants don't like it. Apparently people not burdening the government and the planet with children they don't have the means to take care of is a little too long term for them.

Honestly I'm more than a lottle troubled. I understand that President Obama is trying to be a builder of bridges and that this early into his administration he has to choose his battles very very carefully. At the same time I hope he has the strength of character to stand firm when the time comes and with the Republicants I can pretty much guarantee that it will come.