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Forced Transvaginal Ultrasounds for Rape Victims?
We need people from all over the country to tell Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell that he must veto a bill which could force a rape victim to undergo an invasive ultrasound procedures without her consent.
By legal definition, this procedure is rape in the state of Va.

This is the most extreme government violation of the rights of citizens imaginable.
From Credo Action:
The Virginia House of Delegates is poised to pass a bill that would require women in Virginia to undergo an invasive procedure known as a transvaginal ultrasound as a part of "informed consent" before having an abortion.

However, under the Virginia criminal code, this procedure could be classified as rape. Rape with an object is illegal in the state -- and there is no medically required purpose for the transvaginal ultrasound. This is especially horrible because this procedure required under the bill will be implemented without the woman's consent.

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The GOP-sponsored Blunt Ammendment in the Senate refusing contraceptive or other health care coverage based on employer's "moral" beliefs is soundly rejected by the American people in poll, 67%-25%, with 8% "not sure."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/21/1061594/-Daily-Kos-SEIU-State-of-the-Nation-Poll-Americans-strongly-opposed-to-Blunt-amendment?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_campaign=blunt&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=67

Lobbyists for the insurance companies have written legislation for their spokespeople in Congress to defend them from accountability for their rates. The law now says that the health insurance companies must account for expenses (profits) exceeding 20% for administrative costs and CEO bonuses. Two new Congressional bills want to change that to increase insurer's profits and reduce rebates to the American people for overcharges.
Lobbyists, unfortunately, now write much of our legislation, and require support from the members of Congress that they support monetarily.
Sign on to fight for the right of Americans to see what they are paying for, and force insurance companies to comply with legal requirements.
Read more at:
https://secure.consumersunion.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2629

The value of stolen American intellectual material from US corporate computers in the last year was almost $500 billion, 90-95% of it by the Chinese. Their 5 year economic plan is based on stolen info. This is a cyber cold war against the US (as well as our allies). They are stealing entire industries. They even hack internet providers to hotel chains such as Marriot, going after individuals to attack their companies worldwide. Richard Clarke, former security adviser in the second Bush administration, says that the damage already done to the US and its allies can not be overstated. You can’t do this in America- you would go to jail. But not in China.

Iran? Afghanistan? The real risk to our national security may be the internet piracy of China, where economic espionage has no repercussions. Private and government-led hackers destroy American R&D and related industries by stealing information and implementing production by cheap labor and abused workers.
90%-95% of internet economic espionage is based in China.
The end result is out-of business American companies and increased unemployment.
Another thing to think about as we purchase “made in China” imports…. Are we supporting our most dangerous enemy? There are measures we can take, but no one dares discuss them- WTO sanctions, and yes, tariffs. Protectionism against lawless pirates is not the same as isolationism.
The level of attack is increasingly a danger to national security. This is an ongoing covert war rarely discussed in the media.
From Google to the US Chamber of Commerce, US sites have been and are under attack.
The long term potential effects are chilling.
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