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<\/a>gabrielleabelle<\/b><\/a><\/span> at Mississippi Personhood Amendment<\/a>Okay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little<\/s> no attention in the mainstream media.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the \"Personhood Amendment\". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization<\/a> is the only place women can get abortions in the entire<\/i> state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states<\/i>.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first \"outside\" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi<\/a> is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos<\/a> also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee<\/a> to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page<\/a> to help spread awareness.
<\/div>","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/47750.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/47495.html","pubDate":"Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:46:08 GMT","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/47495.html","description":"I have come to the conclusion that despite doing a hell of a lot of growing up and changing in the last few years, I'm still very unhappy with who I am.
This needs to change.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/47495.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46907.html","pubDate":"Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:01:32 GMT","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46907.html","description":"I'm being plagued by the things I've done wrong but even more by all the things I haven't done.
I need to learn to leave well enough alone before I do things that only make it worse.
Also, sleep would be good.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46907.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46396.html","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:53:59 GMT","title":"h\/t toxicelement","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46396.html","description":"
I could use a hug.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46056.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/45751.html","pubDate":"Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:23:41 GMT","title":"Freaking Hilarious","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/45751.html","description":"
There's a permanent smile on your face
There's no brighter light than the look in her eyes
When you're walking her home through the night
These days I feel a change, All the patterns rearranged
Though I can't explain, I know I'm not afraid
This feeling that I've found, like sleeping on a cloud
Smiling at the sky, Not even knowing why
Strange how things work out, I know without a doubt
That it comes from you
<\/em>
","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/45166.html?view=comments#comments","category":"roza"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44924.html","pubDate":"Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:56:09 GMT","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44924.html","description":"Oddly a large section of my last post was replaced with a link to a random LJ user's blog. There is no reason for this in either the text or html version of the page that I could see. I have made an adjustment and the rest of the text should now be visible as normal.
Anyone else having such problems?","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44924.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44409.html","pubDate":"Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:52:53 GMT","title":"Operation: First Date","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44409.html","description":"Success.
We went to the franklin zoo (a rather small one by my reckoning)
Got a little lost wandering around boston
Had some indian food for lunch.
Then I dropped her off at home so she could do some homework.
Total time: 7 hours.
Total fun: Immesurable<\/span>
<\/span><\/span>
","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44409.html?view=comments#comments","category":"dating"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44009.html","pubDate":"Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:55:19 GMT","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44009.html","description":"My evening was made of awesome with a side of awesome sauce.
I've never been this excited \/ anxious about wanting something to go right my whole life.
If there is a god: PLEASE don't let me screw this up.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44009.html?view=comments#comments","category":"dating"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43568.html","pubDate":"Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:19:01 GMT","title":"A study in contrasts","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43568.html","description":"I'm dying of the martian death plague.
And I feel FANTASTIC!
No this is not *Qil induced mania.
That is all :)","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43568.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43116.html","pubDate":"Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:40:45 GMT","title":"A man should only learn you've betrayed him when he wakes with your knife in his throat.","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43116.html","description":"After several frustrating days of looking for their arsonist, our adventurers have finally arrived at Kaer Okalid.
Tice continues to show himself as a brutally competent elf and a wonderful source of quotes (as evidenced above)
The initial meetings with the inhabitants went smoothly enough with artisan checks all around.
Pax did a carving of friends meeting for the first time (the manipulative little pipsqueak).
Ezrabar used his juggling skill to paint a Jackson Polluk on the wall.
Jeb nearly brought down the house with a stirring rendition of a folk song.
Perlach's calligraphy was initially mistaken for his handwriting, and he was orginally mistaken for an ork.
They were surprised that he could talk. But no one has commented on this in character yet.
The Kaer seems to be filled with only dwarves so far.
They seem both trusting and friendly.
Obviously they are up to no good.<\/a>
Tune in next week for another amazing adventure!
Same Earthdawn time!
Same Earthdawn channel!
","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43116.html?view=comments#comments","category":["gaming","earthdawn"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42761.html","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:11:45 GMT","title":"It's that time of year again.","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42761.html","description":"I'm planning a trip to the PA Rennfaire.
I'm looking at going the weekend 9\/26, driving down friday night and back on sunday.
I have room in my house for several guests and and room in my car for a few as well.
Who's interested?","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42761.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42737.html","pubDate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:08:14 GMT","title":"The Therans don't domesticate. They tame people, they're already domesticated.","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42737.html","description":"Tonight's Earthdawn session for your viewing enjoyment:
We left off with the party outside a small village in the middle of nowhere.
Most people passed their artisan tests and were let in.
Zartok did not and he and Mahari were left outside with a few people.
Ezrabar stayed outside until nightfall specifically to try and catch their saboteur in the act.
Tice tried pitching Nethermancy to an inquisitive young man in the tavern. Poor boy nearly pissed himself.
Pax the windling nearly died on the roof of the barn when it was set on fire.
He tracked the arsonist through town back to one of the barns where everyone was staying.
The sabateur was not found but now the magistrate is looking into things himself.
The magistrate has also given permission for Exrabar to search the caravaners personal belongings looking for evidence.
Ezrabar's response? "Seems awfully shady. It's skullduggery and underhanded! There is no honest theivery here. It's like politics, you want me to sully my hands with politics!" He did however attempt to search at least one potential persons bags and ended up sleeping with her instead.
Tice continues to show himself as competent and creepy.
Pax has shown himself to be nearly incapable of discresion.
Jeb has pointed out this to pax, being none so subtle himself.
I continue to have much fun with this game.
Note to self: keep a better quote log.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42737.html?view=comments#comments","category":["gaming","earthdawn"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42275.html","pubDate":"Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:56:02 GMT","title":"Middleman: The final chapter","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42275.html","description":"h\/t<\/a>lucasthegray<\/b><\/a>
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the \"Personhood Amendment\". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization<\/a> is the only place women can get abortions in the entire<\/i> state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states<\/i>.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first \"outside\" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi<\/a> is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos<\/a> also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee<\/a> to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page<\/a> to help spread awareness.
This needs to change.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/47495.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46907.html","pubDate":"Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:01:32 GMT","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46907.html","description":"I'm being plagued by the things I've done wrong but even more by all the things I haven't done.
I need to learn to leave well enough alone before I do things that only make it worse.
Also, sleep would be good.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46907.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46396.html","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:53:59 GMT","title":"h\/t toxicelement","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46396.html","description":"
I could use a hug.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/46056.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/45751.html","pubDate":"Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:23:41 GMT","title":"Freaking Hilarious","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/45751.html","description":"
There's a permanent smile on your face
There's no brighter light than the look in her eyes
When you're walking her home through the night
These days I feel a change, All the patterns rearranged
Though I can't explain, I know I'm not afraid
This feeling that I've found, like sleeping on a cloud
Smiling at the sky, Not even knowing why
Strange how things work out, I know without a doubt
That it comes from you
<\/em>
","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/45166.html?view=comments#comments","category":"roza"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44924.html","pubDate":"Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:56:09 GMT","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44924.html","description":"Oddly a large section of my last post was replaced with a link to a random LJ user's blog. There is no reason for this in either the text or html version of the page that I could see. I have made an adjustment and the rest of the text should now be visible as normal.
Anyone else having such problems?","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44924.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44409.html","pubDate":"Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:52:53 GMT","title":"Operation: First Date","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44409.html","description":"Success.
We went to the franklin zoo (a rather small one by my reckoning)
Got a little lost wandering around boston
Had some indian food for lunch.
Then I dropped her off at home so she could do some homework.
Total time: 7 hours.
Total fun: Immesurable<\/span>
<\/span><\/span>
","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44409.html?view=comments#comments","category":"dating"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44009.html","pubDate":"Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:55:19 GMT","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44009.html","description":"My evening was made of awesome with a side of awesome sauce.
I've never been this excited \/ anxious about wanting something to go right my whole life.
If there is a god: PLEASE don't let me screw this up.","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/44009.html?view=comments#comments","category":"dating"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43568.html","pubDate":"Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:19:01 GMT","title":"A study in contrasts","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43568.html","description":"I'm dying of the martian death plague.
And I feel FANTASTIC!
No this is not *Qil induced mania.
That is all :)","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43568.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43116.html","pubDate":"Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:40:45 GMT","title":"A man should only learn you've betrayed him when he wakes with your knife in his throat.","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43116.html","description":"After several frustrating days of looking for their arsonist, our adventurers have finally arrived at Kaer Okalid.
Tice continues to show himself as a brutally competent elf and a wonderful source of quotes (as evidenced above)
The initial meetings with the inhabitants went smoothly enough with artisan checks all around.
Pax did a carving of friends meeting for the first time (the manipulative little pipsqueak).
Ezrabar used his juggling skill to paint a Jackson Polluk on the wall.
Jeb nearly brought down the house with a stirring rendition of a folk song.
Perlach's calligraphy was initially mistaken for his handwriting, and he was orginally mistaken for an ork.
They were surprised that he could talk. But no one has commented on this in character yet.
The Kaer seems to be filled with only dwarves so far.
They seem both trusting and friendly.
Obviously they are up to no good.<\/a>
Tune in next week for another amazing adventure!
Same Earthdawn time!
Same Earthdawn channel!
","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/43116.html?view=comments#comments","category":["gaming","earthdawn"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42761.html","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:11:45 GMT","title":"It's that time of year again.","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42761.html","description":"I'm planning a trip to the PA Rennfaire.
I'm looking at going the weekend 9\/26, driving down friday night and back on sunday.
I have room in my house for several guests and and room in my car for a few as well.
Who's interested?","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42761.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42737.html","pubDate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:08:14 GMT","title":"The Therans don't domesticate. They tame people, they're already domesticated.","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42737.html","description":"Tonight's Earthdawn session for your viewing enjoyment:
We left off with the party outside a small village in the middle of nowhere.
Most people passed their artisan tests and were let in.
Zartok did not and he and Mahari were left outside with a few people.
Ezrabar stayed outside until nightfall specifically to try and catch their saboteur in the act.
Tice tried pitching Nethermancy to an inquisitive young man in the tavern. Poor boy nearly pissed himself.
Pax the windling nearly died on the roof of the barn when it was set on fire.
He tracked the arsonist through town back to one of the barns where everyone was staying.
The sabateur was not found but now the magistrate is looking into things himself.
The magistrate has also given permission for Exrabar to search the caravaners personal belongings looking for evidence.
Ezrabar's response? "Seems awfully shady. It's skullduggery and underhanded! There is no honest theivery here. It's like politics, you want me to sully my hands with politics!" He did however attempt to search at least one potential persons bags and ended up sleeping with her instead.
Tice continues to show himself as competent and creepy.
Pax has shown himself to be nearly incapable of discresion.
Jeb has pointed out this to pax, being none so subtle himself.
I continue to have much fun with this game.
Note to self: keep a better quote log.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42737.html?view=comments#comments","category":["gaming","earthdawn"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42275.html","pubDate":"Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:56:02 GMT","title":"Middleman: The final chapter","author":"doc_smiley","link":"https:\/\/doc-smiley.livejournal.com\/42275.html","description":"h\/t
<\/a>lucasthegray<\/b><\/a>