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TreasonousBastard

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15. This is monstrous. Not only is there no...

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 05:34 AM

Feb 2016

point to it other than punishing a woman for having a child out of wedlock, but it opens up terrible challenges for rape pregnancies that go to term, sperm banks, and just plain ol' privacy.

And while it pretends to punish the mother, it is really punishing the child who will grow up with no identity. He or she won't vote, go to school, or have any basic rights.

Now, the workaround would be to get a baptismal certificate, which restores at least some of those rights and identity questions. That, however is a sorry thing to have to do to solve an inhuman problem that shouldn't exist to begin with.

With any luck, this thing will die a quick death.

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WTF: Republicans In This State Vow To Not Issue Birth Certificates To Single Mothers [View all] Lorien Feb 2016 OP

This is absolute insanity. blm Feb 2016 #1

Says it all ^ world wide wally Feb 2016 #3

I don't think it will get anywhere Warpy Feb 2016 #2

punishing women for *any kind* of unsanctioned sex is what this is all about Lorien Feb 2016 #4

They detest women who are property just as much Warpy Feb 2016 #7

They're punishing the children as well. Mariana Feb 2016 #19

Exactly. It's all about ego, power and dominence, no compassion for anyone. nt Lorien Feb 2016 #22

A herd of socialpaths in power!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2016 #28

The problem is that the children were born. Beowulf Feb 2016 #5

Should have gotten an abortion CommonSenseDemocrat Feb 2016 #6

who are these people barbtries Feb 2016 #8

With no father listed on an official document madamesilverspurs Feb 2016 #9

Birth certificates are not considered proof of anything when it comes to child support in this state davsand Feb 2016 #47

This has to be a constitutional issue. This is discrimination dmr Feb 2016 #51

This is easy to fix have everyone of those women name one of these guys as the father. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #10

My thought also. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #25

Someone said the same thing on Jezebel. xmas74 Feb 2016 #53

That is perfect and exactly what they should do! beac Feb 2016 #55

Sadistic and cruel G_j Feb 2016 #11

And don't forget without birth certificate MagickMuffin Feb 2016 #12

Huh? SheilaT Feb 2016 #13

I can't imagine a law such as this would stand very long when No Vested Interest Feb 2016 #14

This is monstrous. Not only is there no... TreasonousBastard Feb 2016 #15

Illinois republicans are already the laughing stock of America by not passing a budget. B Calm Feb 2016 #16

I had a friend in college that told me how upset her mother was when she learned that hollysmom Feb 2016 #17

The backhanded slap after making abortion almost illegal... Ilsa Feb 2016 #18

What nasty, horrible people. Vinca Feb 2016 #20

Many bills are introduced. Far fewer are passed. MineralMan Feb 2016 #21

These Two Idiots Are Just Tossing Red Meat ProfessorGAC Feb 2016 #23

now your business is every Nazis business librechik Feb 2016 #24

That can't be legal. nt ladjf Feb 2016 #26

Will not withstand Constitutional challenge. Chan790 Feb 2016 #27

You are correct. hifiguy Feb 2016 #44

Pretty sure such a bill would be unConstitutional. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #29

Fourteenth Amendment Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2016 #39

What century is this??? narnian60 Feb 2016 #30

some sort of complex number--literally off the chart by now, unmoored from actual time MisterP Feb 2016 #48

Permits will be next. procon Feb 2016 #31

This would get smacked down in court quicker than spit Arkana Feb 2016 #32

Jesus' actual Father sarisataka Feb 2016 #33

Good thing this isn't Alaska joeybee12 Feb 2016 #34

No surprise. Glassunion Feb 2016 #35

so rape babies won't really exist. problem solved? wtf? elehhhhna Feb 2016 #36

Or babies whose fathers died before they were born Retrograde Feb 2016 #40

and they won't be able to vote or work eShirl Feb 2016 #52

It also makes it hard to vote when they're grown up. gollygee Feb 2016 #37

One small step to branding babies with "Bastard" Glitterati Feb 2016 #38

Some of these cretins are still living in the 19th century. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #41

GOP mother fucking assholes Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #42

Ths is fucking insane. hifiguy Feb 2016 #43

I don't care how much folks complain about the Democrats. There is a major difference. Yavin4 Feb 2016 #45

Good thing they finally solved that presky budget crisis KamaAina Feb 2016 #46

I guess Hillary would do the same, right guys? bettyellen Feb 2016 #49

They deny them affordable birth control, safe abortions then birth certificates. ErikJ Feb 2016 #50

Well Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2016 #54

Pro-life repugs are lying nazi swine. Mc Mike Feb 2016 #56