Sailor Soldier of Love and Justice

Yesterday was my boss' last day. We threw her a big party and made her cry. We got a huge turnout too. (I think it helped that I mentioned cake in the invite.)

After the party, we had another one at a nearby bar so she could say goodbye to all the vendors she has worked with over the years. We had a pretty good turnout for that too. My department clearly not only excels at begging for donations, but also at throwing parties. :)

The bar was right next to the Mayflower, which is a hotel frequented by important people. Right now the Israeli Prime Minister is staying there, I think. For days, we've had police barricades, K9 units, and helicopters flying around. Yesterday we got to see the guy arrive back at the hotel with his whole entourage.

First big black vans pulled up. Before they even stopped, the doors and back of the van popped open and men in armor with rifles jumped out of the car. Then another set of vans pulled up with more armored guys that ran over the the don't-shoot-me tent, examined it, then opened it up.

After that, an ambulance pulled up and parked next to the tent. Just in case I guess. Finally a black limo with Israeli flags stuck to it pulled up, quickly followed by several more black vans with armored and armed guys jumping out. The limo went straight into the tent. As soon as it was completely in, the guys guarding it snapped the tent closed.

You could tell when the PM was finally safely inside, because all the very tense armored men relaxed right after.

It was all very action movie.

I would have an abortion. The circumstances under which I would, might, have, or might have chosen to have an abortion are nobody's business but mine and those I choose to tell. They are not the business of any government. I do not accept the proposition that either the state or my sexual partner(s) should have any say over when and if I choose to bear a child. I do not accept any sovereignty over my body and my reproductive organs but my own. If faced with the situation, I will do everything feasible to help other women and girls I know exercise their rights to safely terminate a pregnancy if they so choose. When a state treats women and girls as chattel, it is they that commit a crime.

Rather than post this in your lj if you agree, send this to your elected officials. While it's very nice that you share my sentiment, I have no political power. Few people on lj do. Politicians are the one's making the laws. Let them know what you think.

Here, I've done half the research for you.

If you are a fan of MoveOn, here is a petition to encourage the Senate to support a fair Supreme Court nominee.

Typing in a few personal words in is always nice. I mentioned the 4th of July and freedom and not wanting to spit in our Founding Father's faces. Not really sure what these petitions can do, but at least you can feel like you tried to do something.

You can also write/call/email/fax your Senator's office directly and let them know how you feel. In my opinion, that tends to show a bit more force.