Declaration: Objection and Celebration

I object to the extermination of XX people.

I object to the extermination of XX people by those who destroy our natural habitat, who foul air with gasses, who poison land with chemicals and pesticides, who debase water, seas, and oceans with the excrement of their progress, who litter the heavens with their shiny garbage.

I object to the extermination of XX people by those who invent wars and conflicts to deplete munitions in order to produce more for selfish profit, and by those who have brought warfare into villages and cities killing and traumatizing XX people and their children.

I object to the extermination of XX people by those who govern and propagate laws and policies that deny XX people their natural equality. I object to the eradication of XX people by those same forces who horde resources and render XX people and their children hungry, homeless, and impoverished.  I object to the extermination of XX people by those who perpetrate violence against them and the infrastructures that support the perpetuation thereof.  I object to the erasure of XX people by XX and non-XX collaborators of governments and the perversity of laws and jurists.

I object to the extermination of XX people by those who create synthetic beings of plastic, electronics, and flesh in the ersatz likeness of XX people, and by those who market artifice.

I object to the extermination of XX people by those who preach falsehoods and debase and desecrate XX people in opposition to the intention of creation.  I object to the eradication of XX people, their knowledge, ways, and practices, from the stories of the past.

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I celebrate the sanctity of XX people!

I celebrate the sanctity of XX people who reach across boundaries to heal injuries inflicted on creation and its habitats- land, water, air, heavens.  I celebrate the sanctity of XX people who protect XX people, children, non-XX people, and all other sentient and non-sentient beings of Earth.

I celebrate the sanctity of XX people with knowledge, reason, and persuasion who overcome inequity and injustice in society.  I extoll the sanctity of XX people and salute their patience and forbearance during the past and throughout current time and space.  I praise the sanctity of XX people who reject and ignore unrighteous laws, throw off the yoke of androcentric ideology, and set healthy courses for future generations.

I celebrate the sanctity of XX people who have shepherded governments and societies to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, provide for the poor. I praise the sanctity of XX people who are the peacemakers.

I celebrate the sanctity of XX people and their practice of Nature’s laws to ward against overpopulation, disease, and pestilence.  I praise the sanctity of XX people who have guarded the knowledge from the past to seek and provide the natural remedies of Foremothers. I extoll the sanctity of XX people to procreate or not.

I celebrate the sanctity of XX people who have mined the sporadic golden nuggets from foul rivers of perverse teachings and have abided on just paths.  I extoll the sanctity of XX people who have learned from mistakes.  I praise the sanctity of XX people who explore the journey.

I celebrate the sanctity of XX people, their love and kindness, their healing powers and knowledge, their resourcefulness, forgiveness, and graciousness.  May XX people continue to protect and be protected by all that is good!

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Just Say No to Involuntary Motherhood

In the United States we hold sacred the basic tenets of freedom: the right to free speech, the right to practice any religion (or not), the right to bear arms, the right to be secure in our possessions and persons. And yet a tiny group of White Imperialist Male Patriarchal Sexists (WIMPS, for short) seeks to strip young American women of their right to be secure in their persons by forcing them into Involuntary Motherhood.

It is a ruse to think the WIMPS really care about babies or children or I suspect they would actually do something about the—already living— 11.9 million children in poverty, 12.9 million children going hungry from living in “food insecure” homes, or the 1.6 million children who are homeless in the course of a year. (Yeah- in the USA- these are government numbers.)

Nope, this is simply another attack on women: a continuation of the misogynistic policies and procedures in the USA that prevent women from independence and self-determination, and further seek to diminish their rights.

Now, I understand that these WIMPS from various parts of the country never got beyond the Second Amendment, but guys, there are a whole bunch more! According to the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, except as punishment for a crime for which the person has been duly convicted, involuntary servitude shall not exist in the US or any of its jurisdictions. This brings up a couple of thoughts.

The first thought is: Involuntary Servitude. Involuntary Motherhood. The key word here is ‘involuntary’. That is where the similarity lies, and it is the protection from involuntary subjugation that the 13th Amendment intends. We don’t force people into professions; we don’t force them into churches; we don’t force them to have jobs, learn to drive, go to college. But we’re going to force a specific segment of society- young women- into Involuntary Motherhood? it’s not going to fly, fellows.

The second thought is: Jurisdiction. as far as I’ve heard, the WIMPS have not been successful in getting Texas to secede and so are still within the jurisdiction of the US. Therfore, they have no real hope for their reactionary ideals to last. But since these guys obviously do not believe in the most basic principles of our Democratic Republic, I suggest they go hang where their perverse outlook on women would be acceptable— with the Taliban.

In the slim chance that SCOTUS actually allows any of this misogynistic garbage to stand, please accept my offering below for the next Constitutional Amendment:

The right of each female to decide for herself whether or not to procreate shall not be abridged.

If you agree, please write or call your Senators and Representatives (202) 224-3121. Call the White House (202) 456-1414. And of course, don’t forget to let the Supreme Court know how you feel too: Supreme Court of the United States; 1 First Street NE; Washington, DC 20543.

Heck, feel free to print this out, sign that you agree, and send it to them.

With Liberty and Justice for All!

Van Tassel