VAGINA, VAGINA, VAGINA!!!!! CAN'T SAY IT, DON'T LEGISLATE IT!16JUN12

It is amazing that so many politicians just don't get it. A woman's vagina is her's, not their's. If they insist in legislating what women do with their vaginas while refusing to legislate what men can do with their penises then they should hear about it. Click the links to tell Michigan republicans to keep their laws out of womens vaginas and to allow free speech in the Michigan legislature! From Daily KOS & the ACLU.....

Tell Michigan Republicans that if they don't like it when female lawmakers say "vagina," then they should stop legislating vaginas. Click here to send Michigan Republicans an email. Earlier this week, during a debate over one of the most restrictive anti-choice bills yet, Michigan state Rep. Lisa Brown read a letter from a voter that concluded with a message for Republican Speaker of the House Jase Bolger: "Finally Mr. Speaker, I'm flattered that you are all so interested in my vagina, but no means no." Bolger promptly barred Rep. Brown from speaking on the House floor the next day. Apparently Michigan Republicans think it’s okay to legislate vaginas, but not okay to talk about them. Click here to tell Jase Bolger that if he doesn't like it when lawmakers say the word "vagina," then he should stop legislating vaginas. Keep fighting, Kaili Joy Gray, Daily Kos "I'm flattered you're all so interested in my vagina. But no means no." With those words, Michigan state representative Lisa Brown told the Speaker of the House exactly what she thought of the vicious anti-choice measure he was trying to push through the legislature. Here's what happened next. She was banned from speaking as the legislation moved forward. So was another female legislator, Rep. Barb Byrum, who reportedly shouted "vasectomy" out of turn. They were silenced as the House of Representatives passed war on women legislation that could, among other things, shut down clinics that provide safe, legal abortions and end medication abortions throughout the state. Silencing female legislators is a direct violation of their First Amendment rights and limits their ability to directly serve the people they represent. We can't let it stand. Tell Michigan Speaker of the House Jase Bolger and Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas to protect freedom of speech and stop silencing women's voices. Women deserve a seat at the table especially when legislation impacts our bodies and our health. Clearly we have much work to do if using an anatomically correct word causes such moral panic that it derails us from examining the larger issue: women are still being excluded from conversations about women's health. We can't legislate on reproductive health if we aren't allowed to talk about our bodies. Stand with the ACLU in declaring: If you can't say it, don't legislate it. Remind Jase Bolger and Jim Stamas to protect all of our First Amendment rights. Thanks for taking action, Kary Moss Executive Director, ACLU of Michigan P.S. — This isn't the first time House majority leadership has denied women a voice on the issues that impact us the most. During a committee hearing last week, no woman — nearly 90 were present — was allowed to testify against the bills. Only women in support were given the time to speak out. We must send a message loud and clear: stop silencing women's voices.