You have probably all read it before, but I saw it for the first time a couple of days ago.

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them:

When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?

Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? - Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

Let's get one thing straight here. Nobody's talking about repealing the 2nd Amendment; this is first and foremost about common sense, and about taking charge of our own lives and destinies.

Poll after poll shows that the NRA leadership isn't even representing the wishes and desires of its own rank-and-file on what is obviously a very serious public health and safety issue. Rather, Wayne LaPierre & Co. are clearly urging everyone to put out the fire with gasoline.

The federal government has been spending $20 billion annually to reimburse these hospitals -- most in poor urban and rural areas -- for treating more than their share of the uninsured, including illegal immigrants. The health care law will eventually cut that money in half, based on the premise that fewer people will lack insurance after the law takes effect.

But the estimated 11 million people now living illegally in the United States are not covered by the health care law. Its sponsors, seeking to sidestep the contentious debate over immigration, excluded them from the law's benefits.

As a result, so-called safety-net hospitals said the cuts would deal a severe blow to their finances.

Another of the few good things in law that was curtailed (i.e. funding cut):

The act did call for increasing a little-known national network of 1,200 community health centers that provide primary care to the needy, regardless of their immigration status. But that plan, which could potentially steer more of the uninsured away from costly hospital care, was curtailed by Congressional budget cuts last year.

 I don't believe he did violate a law or regulation in not informing anyone he was out of state. this issue was raised at the time.

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  Ultimately, it was determined that on a previous trip to meet up with his lover he had used state money. There are specific SC laws addressing that.

  I believe, that apparently unlike Hawaii from what you say, SC has no constitutional provision or statute requiring the governor to give notice he will temporarily absent from the state. A provision stating the Lt. Gov. shall have the power to act during an emergency if the Governor is absent cannot be read to establish a law that the governor is required to give notice. And, it also can't be fairly read to grant the Lt. Gov. the powers of the governor whenever the governor is out-of-state. Defining an "emergency" might be ripe for dispute but in SC the Lt. Gov. has only that power when the Governor is temporarily out-of-state.

I learned from personal experience how hard it can be to round up a majority of votes on those issues where public opinion isn't necessarily cut and dried -- and we were just having to deal with a 51-member Hawaii State House of Representatives, where we only needed 26. I can only imagine the obstacles one might face with a 435-member body like the U.S. House, when you need a minimum of 218. That why I admire Nancy Pelosi so much. She's a master at it.

Last I checked, the DiFi-related assault ban acts only prospectively.  At least O should be trying for total elimination, then negotiate down from there if abs necessary.  Put the heat on the House GOP, expose them as the loony extremists they are.

Before concentrating on the bike, Lance was a triathlete. And was reasonably successful as a bike racer before the diagnosis. So, maybe he was doping before the cancer. No way to know unless he tells us.