I just do not understand some of the views of the Bush administration. The Republican party, which traditionally has been about limiting the influence of the government on the lives of people has decided that a law approved by Oregon voters in 1998 needs to be blocked. The law permits doctors to assist certain terminally ill patients to die more quickly. This is a law that the people of Oregon voted in favor of, apparently the Bush administration is saying that Oregonians shouldn't be able to make decisions like this for themselves. I find this quite ironic considering that I keep hearing news stories in which conservative groups tout the fact that the people of eleven stated have decided to ban gay marriage and that decisions like this should be left to the people, not to judges. Would not trying to change this law be a slap in the face of those who believe that the people should be able to decide what laws govern them?
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