Oklahoma, we're fuckin' through... Professionally!

My ideal map of the U.S.

My ideal map of the United States keeps getting smaller and smaller. I don't want it to, but it has to. If I keep considering so many stupid states as part of my country, when people say things like "America is full of stupid people," I might have to agree. BUT, if I pretend certain states aren't part of the country anymore, then I'm free to think "We're not that bad." Sure, it's a little bit of a denial on my part, but at this point, can you really blame me? Can anyone blame anyone for feeling this way?

You see, I got to remove Arizona the other day, adding it to Texas and Florida. Well, now the mid-south west is looking even more barren. Without Texas to fill the gap between it and Mexico, Oklahoma fell right off the map!

Though, to blame Texas would be erroneous, and it would be removing the blame from the people and the legislature of Oklahoma.^[1]

The Oklahoma state legislature passed several bills pertaining to abortion last week. All of them were against abortions, in general... And all of them are complete works of failure.

Before we get into the particular bills, I'll point out the fact that governor vetoed one of them specifically because he said it seemed like it'd be unconstitutional (based on previous court rulings on a similar bill). While that seems perfectly reasonable, what doesn't is the fact that the idiot legislature has said they're going to overturn the veto, even though it makes complete sense that it will simply be overturned by court rulings... Just like the last one.^[2]

The above-mentioned bill is one which requires a woman who is seeking an abortion to go through an invasive ultrasound. Basically, they're forcing women who wants abortions to get a probe stuck up their vagina, then showing them a picture of the fetus. You know, to try to convince them that it's a baaaaaabyyyy and stuff. They didn't include any exclusions at all, meaning that victims of rape, who have already felt like their body was violated, get to be violated by doctors because of a state law.

COOOOOL! Gosh, Oklahoma... You're so special and stuff! I am in awe of your legal statutes AND your moral fortitude! When I grow up, Oklahoma, I want to be JUST LIKE YOU.

Or nothing like you. Yeah... That one.

As for the second bill? Well, its supporters say it's to keep people from aborting over handicaps (why that's an issue, I dunno^[3]). What it actually does is prevents people from suing doctors for not disclosing information about the fetus. Basically, if a doctor screws up and doesn't fully disclose what he or she knows about your fetus, you can't sue them. In essence, they can commit medical malpractice, and simply not give a fuck because there are absolutely no repercussions.

Nice job, Oklahoma. Nice job! My message to you? You've really fucked up this time, Oklahoma... You've really fucked up.

But, before we go, let me throw it out there. I'm not alone in my feelings. As it turns out, Kanye West has a message for you, too!

Kanye believes that you have passed some of the dumbest laws of all time, Oklahoma. In a written statement he said, "Yo, Arizona. I'm really happy for you and your stupid laws, and I'm going to let you finish passing more stupid laws, but Oklahomoa just passed some of the dumbest laws of all time. OF ALL TIME!"

1. I'm not sure about the people, to be honest. The governor seems completely reasonable, and he was elected by the same people that elected the legislators.
2. Though, if you think about it in the context of moral fascism and fundamentalism, it makes perfect sense. Whether or not it'll fail means nothing, as they'll be "saving the poor little babies" in the meantime. Which is an even more fucked up way to make laws...
3. Oh, yeah, I do... Anything to keep the number of abortions down, duh!