Friday, June 8, 2012

Conservative Social Values Meet Immigration & Gitmo!

The GOP lead House passed a $46 billion Homeland Security spending bill that includes a provision prohibiting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from providing abortions to illegal immigration detainees except in cases of rape, incest or endangerment to the mother.
First of all why is the Department of Immigration and Customs providing abortions to illegal immigration detainees in the first place?  And, assuming they are; has there been such a rash of abortions provided to illegal immigrants that it requires intervention by the United States House of Representatives?  Or is this just another opportunity to insert social ideology and bigotry into governing?
Republicans are fond of calling themselves “small government conservatives.”  But when it comes to social issues they have no problem inserting government into the equation at every turn. 
While they are digging through the Homeland Security weeds conservatives  might want to check out Guantanamo Bay.  They might be doling out free abortions to illegal detainees there as well.  You never know!  And while they are at it, conservatives might explain why we are spending $800,000 a year to house EACH detainee in Guantanamo.  Or why we just spent $750,000 to build the Guantanamo detainees a new recreation/soccer field.  Or why Gitmo detainees get better health care services than most Americans.  Talk about social welfare! 
Since Republicans love to cut social programs maybe they could start here at Guantanamo.  After all it was the Republicans that raised holy hell when Obama wanted to close the place.  So maybe they can explain the rational for spending billions to house and entertain a bunch of folks who haven’t even been charged with a crime.  Perhaps Republicans could come up with a bill that reduces some of the waste and abuse they like to talk about…not that anyone begrudges enemies of the state a new recreation field. 
If nothing else it would give conservatives an opportunity to hang another anti-abortion amendment on piece of legislation.          

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