Wisconsin continues the war on women: Sit down and shut up!

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mediate.com

Wisconsin Senate Republicans abruptly shut off debate and moved quickly into a vote on Wednesday that approved the passage of Senate Bill 206 – a bill that, if signed into law, would mandate that women seeking an abortion would first have to undergo an ultrasound.

On Tuesday, June 11, Democrats blocked a final vote after hours of debate on this same issue. Moving into Wednesday morning with presiding Republican Senate President Mike Ellis on the WI Senate floor, only two senators, Democratic Senator Kathleen Vinehout and Republican Senator Mary Lazich, were able to speak.

There is almost nothing to say about this situation.  What totally rude pigs.

Speech was cut off for everyone but the two senators.

When Lazich completed her speech, Senate Democrats attempted to extend the debate but were met with shouting from Senate President Mike Ellis (R), who demanded an immediate vote. It was then that things descended into chaos.

“It’s non-debatable! Call the roll!” he shouted. “You’re out of order!”

“You’re out of order!” an unidentified State Senator shouted back.

Scott Walker is expected to sign the ultrasound bill.  He was quoted as saying ultrasound didn’t bother him.  Well, I guess not.

When are these politicians going to stay out of women’s reproductive issues?  Wisconsin, the U.S. Congress….no time soon I guess.

Obama authorizes direct military support to Syrian rebels

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Washingtonpost.com:

The United States has concluded that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in its fight against opposition forces, and President Obama has authorized direct U.S. military support to the rebels, the White House said Thursday.

“The president has said that the use of chemical weapons would change his calculus, and it has,” said Benjamin J. Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser. Rhodes said U.S. intelligence had determined with “high certainty” that Syrian government forces have “used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale against the opposition multiple times in the last year.”

There are no details as to what expanded military support means. President Obama has not committed ground troops.  According to one poll, 24% of Americans do not want American involvement.

Syria’s outgunned rebels have issued urgent appeals this week for antitank and antiaircraft weaponry to counter a government offensive that is backed by Hezbollah fighters and Iranian militia forces.

“Suffice it to say this is going to be different in both scope and scale,” Rhodes said of the new assistance. Obama said last year that confirmation of chemical weapons use would cross a “red line” for the United States.