How many rape kits are sitting on the shelves in Houston? It started with 3,000 kits; last I heard it was possibly 11,000 rape kits. It seems the city doesn’t know or doesn’t want to tell us how many. Each rape kit represents a woman going though unimaginable torment, with no closure in sight. These kits represent women of all ages, races, financial and educational status. Each woman brave enough to go to the hospital and let the necessary items be collected. This only adds to the horror of their experience while they wait not months, but years before knowing. This is unbelievable, unthinkable and unconscionable. We cannot allow this to go on.
Would it help if we banded together with others to focus a spotlight on this subject? Could the Republican women’s clubs join with the Democratic women’s clubs in calling for this to stop? Could other political clubs join with the NAACP in bringing pressure to resolve this travesty? The Tea Party is non-partisan and this fight is something for them to target. How about the LNRC and Lulac, the League of Women Voters, the list is endless. But let’s not restrict the cry of outrage only to women. This isn’t political, this is our patriotic duty. We need to say with one voice, one hundred thousand strong, this is not acceptable!
Who can take over the rape kit testing until the city is better suited to handle the crime lab again, if ever? Can the state come in? How about Harris County? How did Mayor Parker and Irma Rios allow this to happen? They are both women and should know better than anyone what these kits represent to women. How could this go on for over a decade? The people of Houston, of Harris County, of Texas and most importantly eleven thousand women who were victimized demand answers! More so than answers we demand action. Where is the D.O.J.? Haven’t these ladies rights been violated, and violated again in delaying the processing of these rape kits?
No one wants to address this “rape kit” issue. Can you blame them? This has more ways to look bad than buying your clothes from the clown store. If you can’t get something going quickly, we’ll say you’re as bad as the city. If you go too fast you will overwhelm the DA's office, and we will say you’re as bad as the city. And then there is the money. I’ve heard several prices for testing each rape kit; I doubt anyone knows for sure what the total cost will be. We will spend millions on the rape kit testing. I’ve heard 12 to 20 million. Where does that money come from? The testing has to be funded. We could stop buying art work or any of a thousand less important things the city spends money on every day. It is unconscionable not to find the money somewhere.
This is a monumental task that will truly take a Herculean effort to accomplish. It can be done and it must be done, now. Houston is only the beginning. Dallas, San Antonio and other Texas cities have problems also. This is not just a Texas problem but a national problem. L.A. also has quite a backlog of rape kits that need to be tested. If you have a mother, wife, sister, daughter or a female friend, please lend your voice to this movement. This is a national disgrace and it would be unforgivable to allow it to continue.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Universal Periodic Review
This is a report (hence called UPR) that the United States has given to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Some of the countries represented on the UN Human Rights Council are China, Cuba, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia and our old friend Saudi Arabia. We are reporting to this group of people what we are doing on the Human Rights issue. So I decided that someone had to read all 29 pages of the UPR. Here are some of the highlights of what I found. Is it as bad as what Fox News has made out? Maybe, you will have to read it all to decide for yourself. While there are positive things said about the USA it seems the bad outweighs the good. In the following I’m going to give you the page number and the paragraph number and a short breakdown on what is being said. If you’d like more info feel free to go to the website and read the whole thing. So hold on to your butts here we go!
Page 6/#23 Unions and how there are bills in congress that will strengthen the workers’ rights to unionize.
Page8/#28 Members are trying to enact laws so that voters can correct inaccurate rolls and vote the same day.
Page 8/#31 We are not happy with the numbers of Blacks without a job or who don’t own a house. Does anyone think having a job has to come before owning a house, no matter what color you are?
Page9/#34 LGBT More crap about hate crimes. Potus wants the repeal of don’t ask don’t tell and repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. I guess he was for it before he was against it? http://www.justice.gov/crt/crim/249fin.php
Page12/#44 ILO or the International Labor Organization (a UN group tied to the AFL/CIO) who hasn’t had a meeting with the US labor department since 2000 now they are meeting again.
Page 14/#54 Administration will go along with International court of justice and the “Avena” decision. http://salt.claretianpubs.org/sjnews/2004/04/sjn0404d.html
Page17/#67 FDR and the “Four Freedoms” speech.
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=70&page=transcript
Page20/# 79&82 This is about Obama and his “Nobel Lecture”. Yes, his Nobel Lecture.
Page20/#83 GITMO On POTUS second day he implemented orders about GITMO.
Page21/#84 No more water boarding.
Page 21/#86 No torture.
Page21/#87 The President is going to close GITMO. Seems like we’ve all heard that before.
Page23/#92 They have the guts to use a Regan Quote about the US is still a beacon, still a magnet etc. What would Regan say?
Page23/#93 DHS has overhauled their thinking and are less likely to deport illegal aliens.
Page23/#95 Arizona SB1070. Need I say more?
Y’all owe me one for reading this monster for you and bringing it to your attention.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/146379.pdf
Page 6/#23 Unions and how there are bills in congress that will strengthen the workers’ rights to unionize.
Page8/#28 Members are trying to enact laws so that voters can correct inaccurate rolls and vote the same day.
Page 8/#31 We are not happy with the numbers of Blacks without a job or who don’t own a house. Does anyone think having a job has to come before owning a house, no matter what color you are?
Page9/#34 LGBT More crap about hate crimes. Potus wants the repeal of don’t ask don’t tell and repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. I guess he was for it before he was against it? http://www.justice.gov/crt/crim/249fin.php
Page12/#44 ILO or the International Labor Organization (a UN group tied to the AFL/CIO) who hasn’t had a meeting with the US labor department since 2000 now they are meeting again.
Page 14/#54 Administration will go along with International court of justice and the “Avena” decision. http://salt.claretianpubs.org/sjnews/2004/04/sjn0404d.html
Page17/#67 FDR and the “Four Freedoms” speech.
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=70&page=transcript
Page20/# 79&82 This is about Obama and his “Nobel Lecture”. Yes, his Nobel Lecture.
Page20/#83 GITMO On POTUS second day he implemented orders about GITMO.
Page21/#84 No more water boarding.
Page 21/#86 No torture.
Page21/#87 The President is going to close GITMO. Seems like we’ve all heard that before.
Page23/#92 They have the guts to use a Regan Quote about the US is still a beacon, still a magnet etc. What would Regan say?
Page23/#93 DHS has overhauled their thinking and are less likely to deport illegal aliens.
Page23/#95 Arizona SB1070. Need I say more?
Y’all owe me one for reading this monster for you and bringing it to your attention.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/146379.pdf
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Show Me the Love
Can someone show me where the love is in Harris County? WE have ninety days till Election Day. On October 18, just seventy-six days away early voting starts in Harris County. Can we please get a grip people? The Left is going to roll over us like a freight train from HELL. While we are fighting about who said this or who did that, the left is flying “carpetbaggers” in from all over the country. They are registering voters at an alarming rate. They are signing people up to work the polls election day. The left has a saying “It’s not important who votes, what is important is who counts the votes.” We sent hundreds of people to Washington D.C. in September last year, but we can’t get enough to fill paid positions on Election Day? I know you have to work, pay your taxes, etc. But if you got a call from Megan Kelly “hey you want to hang out Nov 2?” could you figure a way to get off work?
Think voter fraud is not happening in Harris County? Talk to some of the people who worked the polls in Nov. ‘08. One guy told me how he was working the ‘08 election and everyone was so nice and kept bringing him coffee. When he came back from the restroom a few minutes later, dozens of people had “VOTED.” Nearly one third of all votes placed that day were cast while he was in the bathroom. Yeah right. We need voter vigilance.
We have people who say they aren’t voting for ___ or ____ because back in 02 or 1959 or 1907 ____ or____ happened. Who cares? There is no such thing as a perfect candidate/elected official. Have you not done something stupid in the last ten years? If my wife were to vote me out each time I did something stupid, well, I would be “out of office” at least once a month. We have a ballot and it is what it is. Back in 2008 a lot of folks believed we could let the left have control and then we would come back and save the day. How’s that working for us? Another few years and there won’t be anything left to save. You can vote for whomever you want. Just don’t get “tired” and not vote all the way to the bottom of the ballot. Getting good Federal Congressmen, state Reps and Judges in office is the most important thing we can do this election. Me, I’m going to hit the STRAIGHT R BUTTON,-- because I believe a weak Republican is better than a strong Liberal-- and be very confident in casting my vote, knowing I have vetted as many candidates as possible in the time allotted.
So it looks like show me the love is just crazy talk. Can I see a showing of hands in favor of a “TRUCE” then? November 3rd we can go back to beating each other. I will furnish free sticks and post pictures of the winners on my Facebook page.
Think voter fraud is not happening in Harris County? Talk to some of the people who worked the polls in Nov. ‘08. One guy told me how he was working the ‘08 election and everyone was so nice and kept bringing him coffee. When he came back from the restroom a few minutes later, dozens of people had “VOTED.” Nearly one third of all votes placed that day were cast while he was in the bathroom. Yeah right. We need voter vigilance.
We have people who say they aren’t voting for ___ or ____ because back in 02 or 1959 or 1907 ____ or____ happened. Who cares? There is no such thing as a perfect candidate/elected official. Have you not done something stupid in the last ten years? If my wife were to vote me out each time I did something stupid, well, I would be “out of office” at least once a month. We have a ballot and it is what it is. Back in 2008 a lot of folks believed we could let the left have control and then we would come back and save the day. How’s that working for us? Another few years and there won’t be anything left to save. You can vote for whomever you want. Just don’t get “tired” and not vote all the way to the bottom of the ballot. Getting good Federal Congressmen, state Reps and Judges in office is the most important thing we can do this election. Me, I’m going to hit the STRAIGHT R BUTTON,-- because I believe a weak Republican is better than a strong Liberal-- and be very confident in casting my vote, knowing I have vetted as many candidates as possible in the time allotted.
So it looks like show me the love is just crazy talk. Can I see a showing of hands in favor of a “TRUCE” then? November 3rd we can go back to beating each other. I will furnish free sticks and post pictures of the winners on my Facebook page.
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