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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers will consider whether local jurisdictions have the right to ban male circumcision or whether the practice should be covered by statewide rules.

The debate set for Tuesday evolved from a divisive measure in San Francisco that was removed from the ballot by a judge.

The legislation comes against a national backdrop of efforts to limit male circumcision, which critics say is an unnecessary surgery to a healthy and defenseless child.

Assemblyman Mike Gatto, a Los Angeles Democrat, says statewide rules are needed to protect the valuable medical procedure that also is an important religious ritual for Jews and Muslims.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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  • The Blogger

    Are you kidding me?

    California Lawmakers need to pass llegislation & laws that will fuel the economy, create jobs & enhance revenue for the State.

    Wouldn’t you agree?

    Hello?

    http://www.sacramento-blog-uncut.blogspot.com

  • NEED A JOB

    More stupid useless legislation. Are they afraid to tackle the major issues affecting the economy and the well being of the state. Don’t blame the politicians blame the idiots who put them there.

  • JamesJamison

    Stop poking each other already! Maybe you will do something good for the public!

  • THE DARKSIDE

    DUMB.Can’t wait for 2012.

    • rfg

      No, Darkside, “DUMB” is thinking any thing will change in 2012.
      It will, unfortunately, just be more of the same. It always is…

  • Bodhi

    Pressing issues such as these need immediate attention (sarcasm). I’m glad laws such as this one are pulling our State Legislators away from other Bills.

  • Seven Bears

    The best thing for California is for these so called “Lawmakers” to take a couple of years off without pay, and then re-convene every two years for four months to take care of any pressing law changes. As it is, these “clown-punchers” somehow feel obligated to bring up bill after bill for vote, no matter how ridiculous theymay be.

  • Nobama

    The democrats at it again with foolish legislation…………… it doesn’t matter that the economy is in the toilet, people out of work, losing homes………….

  • Bryan

    Does this mean that I can get my foreskin back????

    • SK

      seriously, that’s hilarious!!!

  • growup

    Stay the hell out of religious, spiritual and personal matters and run the f-ing state!
    Oh that’s right….you can’t! All you can do is sit on your fat butts and talk about how terrible it is ! Then turn to the most unimportant thing you can find, and pick it apart!
    How many of you who are voting have foreskin?

  • micheal

    iam afraid that i agree with most that has been posted above. and bryan: if your little “p-hat” is gone, its gone for ever. why you would ever want it back is beyond my understanding.

  • DC

    I weep for my state.

  • Carol

    Great one Love it

  • fedup

    And we wonder why California is in terrible shape. It is because the same stupid people are elected. Only my grandchildren keep me in this loser state. I was born here,but spent thirteen years overseas and learned why it is a blue state, No oxygen and red cells, plain dead or dying.

  • rfg

    They’re suddenly worried about hurting a “healthy and defenseless child”, but they have no trouble at all letting the pharmaceutical industry shoot these same babies full of useless, toxic vaccines. Too bad babies can’t defend themselves.

  • mbee

    Just like a democrat. The state is broke, millions are out of jobs, regulations and laws are keeping those unemployed from finding work and the democrats put their nose into a private decision. The critics are god? they know better than a parent what to do? Lets take all those nosey democrats and critics and send them to Mars. Just building the rockets would put a large number of California unemployed to work. To save money lets not send air with them.

  • Bob Baker

    This again is another way we aren’t facing our real problems in California. Who truly cares 1 ounce about this? You have to love our absolutely dolt government that we pay for…not a shock to me.

  • g1

    “unnecessary surgery to a health and defenseless baby”, what do you call abortion than?

    • America is in trouble.

      AMEN !

      • America is in trouble.

        And, when someone kills a pregnant woman, they are charged with TWO murders! When someone commits abortion they are not charged at all.
        Go figure.

  • G. Schwemer

    In some states, legislative positions are part time. This focuses their attention on the important issues and saves the state money.

  • Just sayin

    Most females seem to prefer the helmet to the ant eater……….

    • Mark Lyndon

      There are countries where most men seem to prefer women who’ve had parts removed. That doesn’t make it acceptable to cut parts off girls.

  • Whitey

    Hey, Jack, you forgot about the Afro-Ams. If sex wasn’t work, there’d be no productivity at all.

  • Mark Lyndon

    No-one complained when female cutting was made illegal. Why don’t boys get the same protection? Everyone should be able to decide for themselves whether or not they have parts cut off their genitals. It’s *their* body.

  • BillM

    Kill the baby and save the foreskin… where is the humanity in that?

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