Iowa Legislator Seeks to Criminalize Cocktails

[30ashopper]

Am I missing something? I don't care what my doctor asked me. I am free to respond or not, or tell him whatever I want to tell him. But banning him from asking me questions in an appointment that is supposed to be private is a huge step on not only my health-care, but his right to free speech. If the Gov. dosen't belong in our health care they certainly don't need to to tell people what they can say or what they can't in a private meeting between me and my doctor.

Not being able to have a little 7-up with my crown is unAmerican.

Both are stupid uses of a politicians time and the tax payers money.

I completely agree actually, but I figured I'd argue from NDY's point of view. Independent of racial or religious discrimination I believe a doctor should be able to refuse patients based on any criteria, it's his business, he has that right. (Including refusing welfare and medicare patients.)

 

[Alicia Leonard]

I completely agree actually, but I figured I'd argue from NDY's point of view. Independent of racial or religious discrimination I believe a doctor should be able to refuse patients based on any criteria, it's his business, he has that right. (Including refusing welfare and medicare patients.)

How is his view different? I don't understand how this is smaller government?

 

[DuneAHH]

Here is another proposed law that I don't think we need.:
New measure would bar doctors from asking patients if they own guns - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

Any Republican out there who can explain to me why these Republican legislators seem to be filing bills that increase govt. intrusion into our everyday lives?
With hard to enforce laws and big fines?

It's because...

Oh forget it.
It's diversionary narcissidiocy.
(Miss Critter's wonderful new word)

 

[NotDeadYet]

I completely agree actually, but I figured I'd argue from NDY's point of view.

Since I don't get your point at all, I think it's safe to say you are not arguing from my point of view.

Actually, it was because of an incident in Ocala that the bill was filed. A doctor did exactly that - tossed out patients from his practice who refused to answer his question about guns in the home. And the Republican response is to file a bill criminalizing the question. Frankly, I don't get it. And please don't say that proves my point, because I don't think it does.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Who knew they drank cocktails in Iowa?

 

[DuneAHH]

Who knew they drank cocktails in Iowa?

They don't .
Which makes this action even more stupid and frivolous.