Abortion in the news. Again.

Abortion is in the news lately -- again -- for a very big reason: Officials of Planned Parenthood have been caught selling parts of the aborted babies for some very nice profits. This practice is not only disgusting, it is unlawful.

Firearm deaths (criminal + suicide + accidental + negligent + justified), much decried among the Left, are microscopic in comparison to what the Left loves to do to the most innocent among us.

Abortion is a major cause of death that can always be prevented. After all, as abortion advocates, like to say, it is a choice.

One woman said, "I thought this issue was settled in Roe v Wade decades ago. I don't understand why we have to revisit it."

Why? Really? Why?

Because, while legal for the most absurd reasons, abortion is morally wrong except in very, very rare cases.

Because abortion is almost always committed for the mere convenience of one or both parents -- over 3,300 times every day in the US.

Because of gross abuse of the "right to choose". Can't the parents chose to be responsible before engaging in an activity known to result in the conception of another human being?

Because the child isn't given a choice too.

Because a mother may have a right to decide what's best for her body, but the child's body is not her body! The child is genetically a completely different person -- not an extension of her body or a mere piece of tissue

Because the children have harmed nobody. Why kill (usually by dismembering) them for their pure innocence?

Because an unborn child has as much a right to live as the mother or the abortionist.

Because, as mentioned above, some very evil people have long been exploiting Roe v Wade for profit -- with taxpayer subsidies!

Because Roe v Wade is only one of the Supreme Court's very long history of horrid opinions. (They don't issue "rulings". Kings rule. Justices only have "opinions" which are almost always contradictory.)

Because the Constitution and its protections of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" belongs to the People (children are people too) -- not the Supreme Court! We, the People, have a right and duty to vote to overrule and change bad government acts and decisions. We have the last say -- not the Supremes!

We need moral voters.

Privately-owned drones and public safety

I've been an airline and military pilot for 43 years. In over 25,000 hours of flying (including flying in Afghanistan and other hot spots around the globe), the biggest threat to my life, my airplane, and the people I was responsible for was when I barely missed a remote-controlled model airplane while I was flying a 737 full of people into Seattle.

Anyone who has a pilot's license or who travels on an airliner should be terrified of the recent surge in sales of inexpensive, easy-to-fly, and easy-to-modify drones and the beer-swilling pinheads who think that mounting a firearm on one is clever and cute (see video below). Many of these drones are so inexpensive as to be considered disposable (ie a throw-away weapon or weapon carrier).

Several times, operators of these drones have interfered with, and impeded fire and rescue efforts.

I am as opposed to mala prohibita laws and regulations as anyone. But know that most of them are inspired by the boneheaded actions of people tho think they're clever and cute.

This genie (easy-to-fly and cheap drones in the hands of irresponsible people) is out of the bottle. They are just as dangerous as firearms in the hands of those same irresponsible people. Without the intervention of the heavy hand of government, I don't know how we can begin to assure the safety of the People from the abuse of these devices. We can only blame ourselves and our amusement and tolerance of this new trend in irresponsibility.

The soaring cost of higher education

Do you really want to know why a college education is so expensive, with costs soaring far faster then the CPI -- just like medical care? Blame the American voters!

Today, there are at least 225 federal statutes -- and growing -- that affect how colleges and universities must operate. Add to that any regulatory requirements imposed by the respective states. Those government mandates typically cost each college or university millions of dollars in compliance expenses.

Then, of course, we must add the cost of compliance with litigation. Whiny "victims" litigate over their perceived need for worthless pity-me courses such as gender and race studies. They litigate over college mascots and names (eg University of Utah "Utes", Dixie State University "Rebels", etc.). In their effort to get their way, these "victims" victimize every student who must then pay higher fees and taxpayers who must pay higher taxes simply to cover the cost of the litigation.

Why does all this happen? Because most voters vote for politicians who live to control their subjects. If you aren't voting for political candidates who will fight for a less intrusive and less expensive government, you are the problem!

We need smarter voters.