Planned Parenthood wins, Anti-Abortion and Gun Nuts Indicted

Published in The Laconia Daily Sun February 24, 2016
http://www.laconiadailysun.com/opinion/letters/92482-james-veverka-2-23-380

To The Daily Sun,

Planned Parenthood has been once again cleared of any illegal activities after a long investigation. Instead, a Texas grand jury indicted the creators of the heavily edited and deceiving Planned Parenthood videos. Arrest warrants were issued for David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt of the bogus Center for Medical Progress (CMP). A restraining order against CMP was also issued. Both were indicted for felony tampering with a governmental record and David Daleiden was additionally indicted on the count of prohibition of the purchase and sale of human organs. Planned Parenthood investigations were launched in 11 states last year and none found any wrongdoing, although right-wing media will keep lying for God, the devil and Fox News.

The states trying to defund Planned Parenthood are also finding themselves in legal hot water. The federal government has taken Texas to court and the 10th Circuit Court just blocked Utah's attempt to defund the organization. Courts around the nation have largely sided with Planned Parenthood just as they did in New Hampshire in 2014.

If these people really cared about cutting the number of unplanned and terminated pregnancies, they would support expanding Planned Parenthood services. Colorado's teen pregnancy rate dropped 40 percent after six years of a program offering free contraception.

These ninnies and nutjobs on the right are even attacking IUDs! (See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/06/colorado-larc-experiment_n_7738724.html  for Colorado's success)

In other matters regarding right-wingers who think they are actually intelligent, Cliven Bundy's criminal gang is now behind bars. Cliven and four of his "patriot thugs" have been indicted on 16 felony charges in connection with the 2014 standoff at the Bundy ranch. Schadenfreude! All were indicted for "conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States," assault on a federal law officer by use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, interference with commerce by extortion and obstruction of justice. The charges conclude the eldest Bundy was the leader of the movement to extort the federal government into returning his cattle.

Regarding the Oregon standoff that group of right-wing criminals, including hate radio's Pete Santilli, are also in jail without bail until trial. Several will also be facing charges for possession of a firearm due to past felonies. Skinhead Jon Ritzheimer will not be seen outside Texas mosques intimidating peaceful Muslims with semi-automatic weapons ever again because he'll be a felon.

But hold on, nutjobs, there may be hope for you because Donald Trump wants to make fascism great again.