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Thursday, March 28, 2019

POLICE STATE: NEW JERSEY LAWMAKERS PASS PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL~GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY PLANS TO SIGN INTO LAW

POLICE STATE: NEW JERSEY LAWMAKERS PASS PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL~
GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY PLANS TO SIGN INTO LAW
BY HEATHER CLARK
SEE: https://christiannews.net/2019/03/27/new-jersey-lawmakers-pass-physician-assisted-suicide-bill-gov-phil-murphy-plans-to-sign-into-law/republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
TRENTON, N.J. — Lawmakers in New Jersey have passed legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to request a lethal prescription to hasten their death. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy says that he intends to sign the measure into law.
The state Assembly passed S.1072, also known as the “Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act,” 41-33 on Monday, with the Senate following with a 21-16 vote the same day.
The bill declares that New Jersey “affirms the right of a qualified terminally ill patient, protected by appropriate safeguards, to obtain medication that the patient may choose to self-administer in order to bring about the patient’s humane and dignified death.”
It describes the offering as “compassionate medical aid in dying,” and points to statistics from other states to contend that most were in hospice when the request to end their battle was issued.
According to the legislation, adults age 18 and older who are “in the terminal stage of an irreversibly fatal illness, disease, or condition with a prognosis, based upon reasonable medical certainty, of a life expectancy of six months or less” may make an oral request to die, followed by a written request signed by two witnesses.
At least one of the witnesses may not be a relative or entitled to any benefit upon the person’s death, or an employee at the health care facility where the patient is receiving treatment.
The attending physician must advise the patient of “feasible alternatives to taking the medication, including, but not limited to, concurrent or additional treatment opportunities, palliative care, comfort care, hospice care, and pain control,” and refer to another doctor for a second diagnosis and prognosis before providing the patient an opportunity to rescind his or her request.
The physician must also refer the individual to a mental health professional if there is doubt that the patient is “capable” of making the decision due to impaired judgment from depression or a psychological condition. The doctor is prohibited from issuing the fatal prescription without a written notice from a psychiatrist or psychologist that the person is capable of making the request to die.
Bill sponsor Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, who is also behind the push to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, remarked in a statement that he believes the legislation is important because “[t]here is no good reason for [patients] to be forced to prolong their pain and suffering or to prolong the grief of their loved ones if they make that choice.”
However, a group of doctors in New Jersey state that the focus should be on the already-existing pain management offerings available, and cite numerous concerns with the ramifications of legalizing physician-assisted suicide.
“It is true that doctors should do more to control physical symptoms and psychosocial issues at the end of life. Increasing education and training in palliative and hospice care is the appropriate way to accomplish that,” wrote Denise Scaringe-Dietrich and Ana Gomes in an op-ed for NJ.com.
“Caring for patients physically, emotionally and spiritually at the end-of-life, not assisting in their suicide, is where our resources should be allocated.”
They also noted that pain is not the top reason why most terminally ill patients choose to die.
“The top three reasons listed [according to statistics from Oregon] are loss of enjoyment in usual activities, burden to family and loss of autonomy,” Scaringe-Dietrich and Gomes outlined. “These are serious and important social issues that need careful multidisciplinary attention, psychological care, and skilled physician interventions.”
17 other doctors supported the post opposing physician-assisted suicide.
Gov. Murphy has said that he will sign the bill into law.
“Allowing terminally ill and dying residents the dignity to make end-of-life decisions according to their own consciences is the right thing to do,” he remarked in a statement. “I look forward to signing this legislation into law.”
New Jersey will now become the eighth state to legalize the practice, joining California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Hawaii and Montana. Physician-assisted suicide is also legal in Washington, D.C.
Psalm 31:15 says, “My times are in Thy hand.” Job 14:5 also teaches that man’s “days are determined” and “the number of his months are with Thee.” Ecclesiastes 3:2 similarly says that there is “[a] time to be born, and a time to die,” and Hebrews 9:27 outlines that “it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”

DELAWARE: HOUSE PASSES GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION TO THE SENATE

Delaware
DELAWARE: HOUSE PASSES GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION TO THE SENATE 
BY NRAHQ
SEE: https://www.ammoland.com/2019/03/delaware-house-passes-gun-control-legislation-to-the-senate/republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- This week, the Delaware House passed gun control legislation, House Bill 63, by a 22 to 19 vote.  HB 63 now heads to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state Senator and strongly urge them to OPPOSE House Bill 63 when it comes up for a vote.
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House Bill 63 amends the current law on access to firearms to create a blanket prohibition from having a firearm unsecured and unavailable for use if it is potentially accessible by an “unauthorized person.”

This mandatory storage law would do nothing more than render firearms useless in self-defense situations. Criminals love this bill as it tips the scales in their favor in self-defense situations.  Further, this legislation seeks to place the blame on law-abiding gun owners for the potential criminal actions of others.

Again, please contact your state Senator and urge them to OPPOSE House Bill 63 when it comes up for a vote.


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TRUMP MEETS WITH GOOGLE’S PICHAI TO TALK ABOUT “POLITICAL FAIRNESS”

Trump Meets With Google’s Pichai to Talk About "Political Fairness"
TRUMP MEETS WITH GOOGLE’S PICHAI TO TALK ABOUT “POLITICAL FAIRNESS”

Is Trump finally tackling online censorship? Meeting was unscheduled

BY KIT DANIELS
SEE: https://www.infowars.com/trump-meets-with-googles-pichai-to-talk-about-political-fairness/republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
President Trump just met with Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss the company’s dealings with China as well as “political fairness,” which suggests the president brought up online censorship.
Interestingly, the meeting was not on the president’s schedule; according to a report, Pichai had initially planned to meet with General Joseph Dunford on Wednesday, who recently blasted Google’s work in China by stating it “indirectly benefits the Chinese military.”
“Typically if a company does business in China, they are automatically going to be required to have a cell of the Communist Party in that company,” he recently stated. “And that is going to lead to that intellectual property from that company finding its way to the Chinese military.”
“It is a distinction without a difference between the Chinese Communist Party, the government and the Chinese military.”
These statements by Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, must have caught the president’s attention.
It’s not yet clear if Dunford was at the meeting or if Pichai had met with him separately.
The meeting apparently didn’t revolve entirely around China; the president also indicated that he talked to Pichai about “political fairness” in the US.
Google has been routinely accused of political bias, most recently by the Washington Free Beacon which reported evidence suggesting that the search giant was steering users away from the news that the Mueller probe would not lead to any new indictments:
Using Google search on multiple browsers and on private-browsing mode, the Free Beacon found Google search had an aversion to the search term “indictment.”
Using either “Trump” or “Mueller” as the subject, the following word “indictment” was not suggested even after spelling out most of it. For example, putting “Trump indi” into Google’s search bar does not lead to “Trump indictment” but rather to “Trump India,” “Trump India Pakistan,” Trump India tariffs,” and “Trump Indiana.”
This problem did not occur with Google’s search engine competitors, Yahoo and Bing. Those search engines suggested news about the indictments when you typed in the related words.

CHICK-FIL-A BANNED FROM SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT FOR SUPPORTING CHRISTIAN GROUPS

CHICK-FIL-A BANNED FROM SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT 
FOR SUPPORTING CHRISTIAN GROUPS 
BY MICHAEL TENNANT
The San Antonio city council voted 6-4 Thursday to exclude restaurant chain Chick-fil-A from the city’s airport because the company, in keeping with its founder’s and current CEO’s faith, has had the audacity to donate to Christian organizations.
The council was debating a seven-year contract for concessions at San Antonio International Airport. Chick-fil-A had initially been included in the agreement, but Councilman Roberto Treviño moved that the restaurant be removed from the contract. Five other councilmen concurred, and Treviño’s amendment passed. Chick-fil-A is banned from the airport for the foreseeable future.
“With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion,” Treviño said in a statement, apparently oblivious to the irony of excluding Chick-fil-A to demonstrate his commitment to “inclusion.”
“San Antonio is a city full of compassion,” he added, “and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior.”
Treviño was likely referring to a report issued the previous day by the left-wing website ThinkProgress. In its report, ThinkProgress alleged that Chick-fil-A “gave more than $1.8 million to a trio of groups with a record of anti-LGBTQ discrimination” in 2017.
Of course, what Chick-fil-A, which was founded and is still run by Southern Baptists, actually did was donate to Christian organizations: the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Paul Anderson Youth Home, and the Salvation Army. These groups, taking the Bible seriously, naturally oppose homosexual behavior, same-sex “marriage,” and special legal privileges for LGBTQ persons.
That is why the supposedly tolerant and inclusive Left cannot abide them and seeks to destroy anyone who supports them. In their minds, no matter how many corporations give to pro-LGBTQ causes, if even one fails to bend the knee, it must be hounded out of existence. Chick-fil-A knows this all too well, having been targeted by, among others, the Pittsburgh city council, various universities including New Jersey’s Rider University, and New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Thus far, the company has thrived despite these efforts; in fact, New York City is now home to the world’s largest Chick-fil-A.
Chick-fil-A said it was blindsided by the San Antonio decision. The company told USA Today it first learned of the amendment and subsequent vote from Treviño’s press release.
“We wish we had the opportunity to clarify misperceptions about our company prior to the vote. We agree with the council member that everyone should feel welcome at Chick-fil-A,” the company said. “In fact, we have welcomed everyone in San Antonio into our 32 local stores for more than 40 years.”
Chick-fil-A added that it “would welcome the opportunity to have a thoughtful dialogue with the city council and we invite all of them into our local stores to interact with the more than 2,000 team members who are serving the people of San Antonio.”
When news of Treviño’s amendment was first reported, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called the amendment “ridiculous.” Once it had passed and Chick-fil-A was officially banned from the airport, Cruz followed up with this tweet: “The details of this story are even worse. San Antonio City Council voted to ban @ChickfilA from the airport bc the company gave to ... the Fellowship of Christian Athletes & the Salvation Army?!? That’s ridiculous. And not Texas. #LeftistIntolerance”
Cruz is correct about the intolerance of the Left, which seeks to silence anyone that dissents from the progressive agenda du jour. Leftists are, it seems, also incapable of recognizing this fact.
“Everyone has a place here,” Treviño said in his press release, “and everyone should feel welcome when they walk through our airport.” Everyone, that is, except Chick-fil-A.
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SEE ALSO:
https://www.infowars.com/second-major-airport-bans-chick-fil-a/
EXCERPTS:
"An airport in New York has rejected Chick-fil-A from an upcoming food court project, making it the second airport to ban the restaurant in as many weeks.

On Friday, Democratic New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan applauded the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) for its decision to ban the restaurant from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport over so-called anti-LGBTQ practices."