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95 of 19

Today is the 95th year since the adoption of the 19th Amendment, where women were (finally) granted the right to vote in national elections. Several states had done this previously, with Wyoming being the first in 1867, followed fairly soon thereafter by Utah in 1870. Utah was one of only four states that gave the vote to women prior to 1900... So, you know, go Utah!

In light of how this has worked out so wonderfully (and of course it has!), maybe it's time (again) to think about an Equal Rights Amendment. Maybe we should have a law that requires employment and access to health care and everything else be a matter of personhood, rather than something that is gender-influenced or gender-related... Why don't people of different races get the same pay? Why are there persistent issues with LBGTQ access to housing, employment, etc? And why should someone face discrimination because of a different chromosome?

You bet I'm in favor of it.

Comments

Anonymous said…
First of all, I'm all for the 19th Amendment and womens' right to vote. ERA, however, is a completely different story. The lie that liberals tell that women do not make as much money as men is just that--a complete lie. It's sad that you keep propogating lies instead of searching for the truth--for Jesus said, "The Truth Shall Set You Free."
Do you know what happened in France last weekend? Everybody in that train ran for the hills except some American men. What you had in the rescue effort on that train was American maleness. You had American -- what used to be universal, worldwide manliness -- masculinity on display. Heroics were performed; people were saved. The situation was diffused, while people ran for the tall grass. The people that ran for the tall grass are the people have been indoctrinated by political correctness. Men who are shamed into not being men, men who have been henpecked into denying their maleness and masculinity on the basis that it is predatory. This is all in relation to your wonderful Equal Rights.
And sadly, what we saw yesterday in Virginia is one of the end-of-the-road results of this kind of government overreach. It's mandatory minority hiring, along with mandatory female hiring. Merit was thrown out in many cases. Many qualified men who had been in broadcasting for years lost their jobs in the early 1970s, just get fired for no reason other the federal government was mandating that a certain percentage of on-air jobs be held by women and African-Americans. It is no longer, "Whose the best man (or woman) for the job?" in America. It is now, "Is there a woman or minority we can put in the job, even if they are less qualified than that white man?" So you ended up having qualified people summarily fired simply to make room for what were required by government to be minority hires. They had to. And you are really OK with that? If you do any research at all about the Virginia shooter yesterday, he was an awful reporter. He had no skill, no talent, and did not take correction well. But his superiors kept him on far too long, because they were scared that if they fired him they would be deemed racist. And guess what? He felt that he was fired because of his race, and he got his revenge by shooting three innocent people, before killing himself. This was all started by the ERA. Too bad you think it's such a great idea, cause it's awful!
Bill Cobabe said…
Anymouse - I almost didn't publish your comment, but then decided to man up and show how ridiculous your comment is. How can anyone logically say that male dominance or superiority is beneficial to anyone? It's a notion that has had its life and has failed, like the idea that people can be property and that only people who own land should vote. Times change and awareness increases. I have hope even for you, anymouse.

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