(no subject)
Illinois lawmakers joke about sex changes during debate
Ugh. Just UGH. A number of words come to mind. Unprofessional, insensitive, inhumane, and above all, inexcusable. What does it say about our country that our very representatives think that saying things like this is acceptable, even funny? I think about the example they're setting to the rest of the country, and I am scared. I am scared to death.
I don't live in Illinois, but I'm going to contact each of the Representatives listed and voice my displeasure about their comments. Here's the contact info for anyone else who'd like to do the same:
Bill Black, who made the "voodoo doctor" and "woman trapped in a man's body" comments
Chapin Rose, who "joked that the state might start issuing sex-change documents to deer" and "complained about spending time on the issue when bigger problems, such as electricity prices, remain unresolved"
Arthur L. Turner, who "was presiding over the chamber during the debate and switched to a falsetto voice to ask, "Have all voted who wish?""
Ugh. Just UGH. A number of words come to mind. Unprofessional, insensitive, inhumane, and above all, inexcusable. What does it say about our country that our very representatives think that saying things like this is acceptable, even funny? I think about the example they're setting to the rest of the country, and I am scared. I am scared to death.
I don't live in Illinois, but I'm going to contact each of the Representatives listed and voice my displeasure about their comments. Here's the contact info for anyone else who'd like to do the same:
Bill Black, who made the "voodoo doctor" and "woman trapped in a man's body" comments
Chapin Rose, who "joked that the state might start issuing sex-change documents to deer" and "complained about spending time on the issue when bigger problems, such as electricity prices, remain unresolved"
Arthur L. Turner, who "was presiding over the chamber during the debate and switched to a falsetto voice to ask, "Have all voted who wish?""