I Wrote Nugent Again...
Aug. 24th, 2011 01:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ericadawn16Dear Representative Nugent,
First of all, I want to say thank you for introducing the OPT-OUT legislation for your retirement benefits and salary.
However, we do have some disagreements. For example, just because the majority of manatees winter in King's Bay doesn't mean they leave it alone entirely during the other months. It still deserves to be protected especially when there is plenty of other lovely areas to do water recreation in; both freshwater and ocean. I know you said you were voting according to the local government's wishes but we fought a whole civil war over how local governments don't always know best.
What I really wanted to speak to you about today though is abortion. Most world religions agree that abortion is permissible in the early stages and/or if the mother's life is at risk. You've stipulated many times how you cannot support abortion or services that are in any way financed by tax payers. In fact, there are laws on the books banning such. However, by allowing the federal government to mandate abortion as wrong when so many religions will permit it in special circumstances means that our government is adhering to one specific form of religion to mandate laws. This isn't right. It's unconstitutional and it makes me feel as though my Christianity isn't the "right one" according to my government because I feel abortion should be left to the couple and their doctor or the mother and her doctor, not complete strangers. Our country and our district are made up of many viewpoints about religion, including Atheism, and we don't deserve to have what our religious viewpoints should be dictated to us by the government. Perhaps instead of worrying about love life and religion, you and the government should be trying to create jobs and making sure the next generation has the tools to succeed even though their schools are repeatedly ransacked of funds, they're more likely than ever to be obese or malnourished and have a life expectancy that's one of the lowest of the civilized nations?
Thank you for your time,
*We'll see how he responds to that.*
First of all, I want to say thank you for introducing the OPT-OUT legislation for your retirement benefits and salary.
However, we do have some disagreements. For example, just because the majority of manatees winter in King's Bay doesn't mean they leave it alone entirely during the other months. It still deserves to be protected especially when there is plenty of other lovely areas to do water recreation in; both freshwater and ocean. I know you said you were voting according to the local government's wishes but we fought a whole civil war over how local governments don't always know best.
What I really wanted to speak to you about today though is abortion. Most world religions agree that abortion is permissible in the early stages and/or if the mother's life is at risk. You've stipulated many times how you cannot support abortion or services that are in any way financed by tax payers. In fact, there are laws on the books banning such. However, by allowing the federal government to mandate abortion as wrong when so many religions will permit it in special circumstances means that our government is adhering to one specific form of religion to mandate laws. This isn't right. It's unconstitutional and it makes me feel as though my Christianity isn't the "right one" according to my government because I feel abortion should be left to the couple and their doctor or the mother and her doctor, not complete strangers. Our country and our district are made up of many viewpoints about religion, including Atheism, and we don't deserve to have what our religious viewpoints should be dictated to us by the government. Perhaps instead of worrying about love life and religion, you and the government should be trying to create jobs and making sure the next generation has the tools to succeed even though their schools are repeatedly ransacked of funds, they're more likely than ever to be obese or malnourished and have a life expectancy that's one of the lowest of the civilized nations?
Thank you for your time,
*We'll see how he responds to that.*
