News of the Week (August 7th, 2022)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by The Political Hat

 

News of the Week for Aug. 7th, 2022


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Firing Line Friday: The Lawyer Problem

Posted on August 5, 2022 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.

     America is well known as an overly litigious society. This has been the case for decades, as William F. Buckley, Jr. discusses the lawyer problem with Ira Glasser, Kenneth Starr, and John Y. Taggart.

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Normalizing Euthanasia With A Children’s Activity Book

Posted on August 4, 2022 by The Political Hat

Death, Rx

     Canada, where poor medical care and lack of hospice has lead to euthanasia being pushed ever increasingly, is now seeing children targeted for indoctrination with the release of a “Medical Assistance in Dying Activity Book” for kids.

“Children are introduced into the medical killing fields by Canadian Virtual Hospice with its Medical Assistance in Dying Activity Book, described as being for children ages 6–12. In it, the child is taught how a person is killed during euthanasia:

“’The three medicines work like this: The first medicine makes the person feel very relaxed and fall asleep. They may yawn or snore or mumble.

“’The second medicine causes a “coma.” A coma looks like sleep but is much deeper than regular sleep. The person will not wake up or be bothered by noise or touch.

“’The third medicine makes the person’s lungs stop breathing and then their heart stops beating. Because of the coma, the person does not notice this happening and it does not hurt. When their heart and lungs stop working, their body dies. It will not start working again. This often happens in just a few minutes, but sometimes (rarely) it can take hours.’

“And if the person asks to die, there is no changing their mind:

“’As much as other people may want to change their mind, the person who is choosing MAiD probably wishes just as strongly that they could change their illness or condition and how it is affecting their life. When someone decides to ask for MAiD, it is usually after thinking very carefully and having very hard feelings for a long time. They may feel that nothing will change their mind because there is nothing that can help their body or their suffering get better.’

“That isn’t true, of course. Palliative care and appropriate emotional and psychological interventions can overcome suicide ideation in the seriously ill and disabled. But those asking for euthanasia are denied this essential hospice service. Moreover, only 15 percent of Canadians have adequate access to palliative care — a true scandal in a country that pushes euthanasia.”

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Justice Alito On Rights And Freedom

Posted on August 3, 2022 by The Political Hat

     U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently spoke at the 2022 Religious Liberty Summit in Rome. Though news media highlighted his (justified) mocking of world leaders who bemoaned the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Alito spoke more generally on how rights and freedoms under the U.S. Constitution are understood differently from how rights and freedoms are discussed in the rest of the world, specifically the difference between negative rights and positive law.

     His full speech is well worth listening to beyond the “foreign leaders” quip:

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Anti-Prayer Zones In Ireland

Posted on August 2, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Ireland, in less than a generation, went from being conservative and religious to become a secular and leftist state. No wear can this better be seen by a country that had relatively recently banned abortions now banning prayer outside of hospitals where abortions are performed.

“Pro-life campaigners in Ireland have criticized a government plan that would criminalize prayer vigils outside abortion facilities.

“Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced July 27 that he has secured government approval to legislate for the designation of co-called “safe access zones” around facilities providing abortions.

“He said that pro-life activists found protesting or having prayer vigils — even silent ones — less than 100 meters from abortion facilities would face jail sentences, fines or a combination of both under the new legislation.”

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California To The World: All Your Children Are Belong To Us

Posted on August 1, 2022 by The Political Hat

Pictured: California Legislators

     California is so hell bent on mutilating children under the guise of “gender affirming care” that it won’t be satisfied with just pushing puberty blockers and unnecessary surgeries on California kids, that will will lay claim to any kid that is even temporarily physically present in California regardless of what state our country that child is from. SB 107 would allow California to lay claim to children and prevent anyone anywhere from taking their own kids back.

“56.109. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 56.10, a provider of health care, health care service plan, or contractor shall not release medical information related to a person or entity allowing a child to receive gender-affirming health care in response to any civil action, including a foreign subpoena, based on another state’s law that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that allows a child to receive gender-affirming health care.

“(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 56.10, a provider of health care, health care service plan, or contractor shall not release medical information to persons or entities who have requested that information and who are authorized by law to receive that information pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 56.10, if the information is related to a person or entity allowing a child to receive gender-affirming health care, and the information is being requested pursuant to another state’s law that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity who allows a child to receive gender-affirming health care.

“(c) For the purposes of this section, ‘person’ means an individual or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.”

     And yes, a child tricked into declaring themselves “transgender” is all it takes for the California courts to claim full custody of that child, even if the child is taken to California without their parents’ permission.

“3424. (a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to, or threatened with, mistreatment or abuse, or because the child has been unable to obtain gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care, as defined by paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 16010.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.”

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News of the Week (July 31st, 2022)

Posted on July 31, 2022 by The Political Hat

 

News of the Week for July 31st, 2022


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Firing Line Friday: Is Big Business Out of Hand?

Posted on July 29, 2022 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.

     Many on the right today consider themselves to be part of the old working class, or at least an ally thereof, and believe that “big business is out of hand”, requiring a firm control and regulation from the Federal government. A bit over 40 years ago, the question of “is big business out of hand” was also asked, abet this time by those on the Left who wanted to control “what they designate as the abuses and excesses of big business”, as discussed between William F. Buckley, Jr., Robert M. Bleiberg, and Ralph Nader’s “right had” Mark J. Green.

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Quick Takes – Things That Are Now Racist & Evil: Thanksgiving; Google; “colonial and neoliberal coercion around time and productivity”

Posted on July 28, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.

     The focus this time: One out of three ain’t bad…

     First, a little mood music:

     Carrying on…

     Not very thankful for Thanksgiving, some demand you decolonize the holiday (bold in original).

“Thanksgiving is a day that can be difficult for many to celebrate as we reflect on the history of the holiday and the horrors inflicted on our indigenous populations. If you celebrate, our Equity team has shared resources for how you can consider decolonizing your Thanksgiving.”

Further:

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Predator’s Paradise

Posted on July 27, 2022 by The Political Hat

Do you have children in school? Have you heard of the Trevor Project or TrevorSpace? If your answer to the first question is “yes”, then the answer to the second question needs to also be yes. Why? Because it’s a child predator’s paradise.

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