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Montana ballot measure urging equal number of men, women in Legislature passes first test
foxnews.com ^ | 03/14/2014 | n/a

Posted on 03/14/2014 11:08:14 AM PDT by massmike

Edited on 03/14/2014 11:31:48 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

A ballot measure in Montana that would require an equal number of men and women to serve in the state Legislature is a step closer to getting on the November ballot.

A petition for the measure was approved last Tuesday by the Montana secretary of state's office. The measure would force the Montana Legislature to reconstruct its gender makeup in a 50/50 split. Currently, women now hold 41 of the 150 seats in the Legislature.


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1 posted on 03/14/2014 11:08:14 AM PDT by massmike
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Coming soon to an employer near you...


2 posted on 03/14/2014 11:09:01 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL-GALT-DELETE])
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We need to do this at the national level.

If only to see Harry Reid forced to undergo a sex change in order to hang on to his job.


3 posted on 03/14/2014 11:09:15 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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First step of mandating a certain number of homosexuals in the legislature.


4 posted on 03/14/2014 11:09:32 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Over production, one of the top 5 worries for the American Farmer every year.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
We need to do this at the national level. If only to see Harry Reid forced to undergo a sex change in order to hang on to his job.

You forgot that Congress always exempts itself from the laws it shoves down our throats.

5 posted on 03/14/2014 11:09:59 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If Barack Hussein Obama entertains a thought that he does not verbalize, is it still a lie?)
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To: massmike

Govern by feelings ... usually leads to very bad things.


6 posted on 03/14/2014 11:10:24 AM PDT by dartuser
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More quota crap. Because that is the best measure of efficiency and effectiveness...

Shall this experiment be applied to all aspects of society? Could you just imagine the NFL having dual gender and race quotas? How about the NBA? Would the next category to be included be height?


7 posted on 03/14/2014 11:11:25 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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Just wait. Next it will be “the military must be 50/50”

This country is in the iron grip of feminist lesbians


8 posted on 03/14/2014 11:11:39 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: massmike
From Casino:

Manager: "I want an equal number of blueberries in each muffin"

Head Chef: "Do know how long that would take?"

Manger: "I don't care, an equal number of blueberries in each muffin"

9 posted on 03/14/2014 11:11:48 AM PDT by AU72
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I’d be interested in learning how this “equalizing” takes place. If not enough women are elected then what? Does someone appoint them over the wishes of the voters? And what about the “extra” men duly elected by the voters? Do they get booted? And who decides which ones get removed?


10 posted on 03/14/2014 11:12:32 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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That’s just weird. Will the bill’s sponsors be happy if they end up with 50 Sarah Palin style Republican women? What will they do if somebody runs unopposed and throws the headcount off?

I can’t see this being enacted.


11 posted on 03/14/2014 11:12:32 AM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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Wait.. I thought we were all Americans? ONE nation, ONE God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all?


12 posted on 03/14/2014 11:12:41 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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dear Lord.......the whole world is going crazy....

I read this morning that pet clinics have had a steady increase in dog od's over weed being left out....

stupid idiot know nothing voters....

13 posted on 03/14/2014 11:13:08 AM PDT by cherry
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This is just another way of thwarting the will of the electorate and expanding government, since women are far more likely to be big-government lovers than men.

There would be more women in the legislature if they got more votes. Since people won't vote for them, we must bypass them.

14 posted on 03/14/2014 11:13:34 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If Barack Hussein Obama entertains a thought that he does not verbalize, is it still a lie?)
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well, in this era of over 50 recognized genders on Facebook, I was wondering how exactly we will define, what is a man, and what is a woman, for purposes of this law.

And, the next step will be to accomodate the gay, lesbian, trans-whatever peoples. If you were born male but had the operation, are you now female? What if you didn’t yet have your operation?

This open a can of worms.


15 posted on 03/14/2014 11:14:29 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (as)
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Coming soon to an employer near you...

It already has. In order to get EEO certification where I am, and thereby qualify to bid on public construction projects, we MUST maintain and report a specific percentage of union minorities and women. Those percentages vary by county based on minority population in that area.

The percentages must be maintained on a monthly basis to retain the certification.
16 posted on 03/14/2014 11:15:23 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: Dilbert San Diego
This opens a can of worms.

As we all suspect it was meant to do.

17 posted on 03/14/2014 11:18:01 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Over production, one of the top 5 worries for the American Farmer every year.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Wait.. I thought we were all Americans? ONE nation, ONE God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all?

Ha Ha, Charade You Are!
- Pink Floyd
18 posted on 03/14/2014 11:18:04 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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So, if 60% of the men who run win. 10% of them must be disqualified in favor of a woman who lost? The will of the people be damned.


19 posted on 03/14/2014 11:21:02 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: massmike

WTF? How could this possibly work?

What happens when after the election the winners would throw the ratio off, would the losers take office instead?


20 posted on 03/14/2014 11:21:28 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
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