IT: FDA eases blood donation restrictions for gay men, and... 💰Should the government abolish the IRS and eliminate income taxes?

Welcome to Thursday, February 2nd, groundhogs and springtime dreamers...

Through the Fair Tax Act, the GOP wants to abolish the IRS and eliminate income tax.

House Republicans are voting on a bill that would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Fair Tax Act would also eliminate all federal taxes in favor of "FairTax"-- a 23% national retail sales tax. In reality, though, it's closer to a 30% sales tax.

Do you support or oppose the Fair Tax Act?

The FDA eases ‘outdated’ restrictions on blood donations from gay men

After years of protests from activists and blood bank workers, the FDA has proposed an easing of the restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men who are in monogamous relationships, allowing them to donate blood for the first time since 1985.

Contact the FDA with your reaction.

The federal government might step in if the Southwest states can’t agree on Colorado River water cuts 

The seven states that rely on water from the Colorado River – Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming — were given until Jan. 31 to come to an agreement on voluntary cuts to their water usage. 

The federal government requires the states to cut 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water and may have to step in if the states can't decrease their usage. 

Should the federal government impose water cuts on the states that rely on the Colorado River?

Learn about the alternatives to Plan B for emergency contraception

Plan B is one of the most popular forms of emergency contraception today, but it's not the only one available. Various other morning-after options do the same thing and work in the same way — stopping the process of ovulation in order to prevent pregnancy.  

Do you think morning-after pills should be free nationwide? Let your representatives know.

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, in the End...

It is Groundhog Day, folks! 

The beloved groundhog took his position for the 137th time today and predicted six more weeks of winter. Cozy up with the 1993 Bill Murray classic "Groundhog Day" to keep the doldrums away.

—Emma Kansiz