Defensive Monday, Part Duex

First, check out the new links I've added. I'm trying to present all types of ways to get information and form opinions.

Second, if I came across as attacking, I'm sorry. I just have a few hot buttons, and women's issues is one of them. I'm not a 'radical' feminist, I don't even really call myself a feminist (and never have), I'm just grateful for the opportunities that the women's movement has opened up for me. I would have made a miserable school teacher, and an even worse secretary. Women still have a ways to go. We still don't get equal pay for equal work, and the glass ceiling still exists. Women in other countries still have issues, but the cultures are changing, however slowly.

As you stated in your blog, Hillary Clinton is out for the women's vote. However, so are all the other candidates. The women's vote is powerful, it is, after all 50% of the population. NOW has backed male candidates before, so what's the big deal? A Harris Poll states that she would not get 50% of the vote, but it also states that she is a front running candidate. So how can she be a front-running candidate for the job if half the people won't vote for her? This article give some other statistical breakdown from that poll, which says a resounding nothing.

Not to change the subject, but this is another example of the people not having a voice. Who determines which candidates are front-runners? The people? The press? Does everyone like the candidate that raises the most money?

The Big Issue I'm talking about is the recent failure of the Georgia Legislature to even allow the citizens to vote on alcohol sales on Sunday. The bill was tabled the bill for this legislative session, but Gov Purdue had already stated he would probably veto the bill. The Bill was all about letting individual counties and cities vote for themselves to allow Sunday alcohol sales. Gov. Purdue doesn't drink, and hails from Middle Georgia, which has a very strong Christian base. Most Republicans were reluctant to endorse this bill as it was not supported by 'values voters'. This is a prime example of violation of Separation of Church and State. It is also a prime example of how politicians don't listen to the majority, they listen to the largest donations. This bill was about letting the people decide what they wanted, but the politicians have decided that a few people in the state will tell the rest of the people how to act. Why didn't any politician support the democratic process? Because it's all about money, not representing the people.