Women's Right to Vote, the Beginning of the End for America?

Chico Enterprise Record ^ | 3/29/09 | OneVike

[OneVike]

From the day the founding Fathers risked their liberty and life by signing the Declaration of Independence, there has been those who have wanted to sink this great ship called the United States of America. Well 143 years later the good ship America took a torpedo hit that at the time seemed like just another glancing blow. What many still consider the greatest step forward in equality for the sexes, was more then just a glancing blow however. It was in fact a deadly strike that entered the very heart of the ship and has been smoldering since. The damage caused by the 19th amendment was slow in its destruction, but after almost 100 years we can now see how complete the destruction really was.

[OneVike]

Hey this is fun, and sometimes I need to enjoy watching and reading comments on a good debate between the logical and emotional members of this great site.

Have you seen how many freepers have read this article. This is what Free Republic is all about. So sit back and enjoy the cat fight.

[ansel12]

“Everyone knows who have meet Freepers knows that FReerublic is more than half women.”

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You don’t have a source for that do you? FR as a woman’s site is worthy of national news, you should do a press release.

Next you can point out that the National Review, the Weekly Standard and The Washington Times are female publications and that Rush Limbaugh has a mostly female audience.

[HollyB]

I am sure we would see plenty of emotion on this site should a group of people voiced their desire to strip away the 2nd amendment.

As for leaving the site, it was for the night. There are too many intelligent and good people on FR to trade off for extremely small percentage of those who do not represent conservatives on FR.

Ridicule and mockery has been used as a tool on this thread to make points here. Obama’s team learned this from the Alynski play book and it's rude. Read post #52 for a whole different perspective.

I have seen plenty of emotion on FR. So, as far as I am concerned if lack of emotion is a prerequisite for voting, then the human race is guilty. Look at the violent crime rate, which gender is the prominent offenders? Are they usually stirred by emotion, such as fights? If we want to talk about estrogen being an interference with sound judgment, let's take a good look at testosterone. It has clouded much judgment in men.

As for women's rights, Along with their rights came more safety. Throughout the years as women gained more rights, so did their ability to seek safety from abuse, instead of being ignored. I thank God that he gave us the rights to be heard.

[HungarianGypsy]

I hate to use the ping list this way, but knew this was a way to reach a lot of people who know others around the forum and I didn't want to start a new thread off of this.

The question was brought up here on how many Freepers are female. One here. Pass it on to others.

[OneVike]

Ping

[SoldierDad]

Wasn’t the first torpedo the one which gave voting rights to non-land owners?

[tubebender]

Don’t blame me,

[OB1kNOb]

Stir the pot — BTTT - 1 Timothy 2:9-15

[ansel12]

"The question was brought up here on how many Freepers are female. One here. Pass it on to others."

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The claim that I saw is that FR is a woman's site that is a majority female.

"Everyone knows who have meet Freepers knows that FReerublic is more than half women."

[HollyB]

Yes, and we vote with our pocket books on FR.

[HungarianGypsy]

Who knows about half, but there are a lot of females on here. Doesn’t make it anymore a female site than saying a town with a lot of females is a female town. But it got my curiosity going about how many females are actually here.

[OneVike]

Others have pointed that out also, but look at the direct correlation to federal spending and government involvement in to the lives of ordinary citizens. You will come away with the feeling (excuse my use of an emotional term) you must admit that the 19th was a hit to the magazine powder room and it smoldered until it finally blew up in Nov.

[SoldierDad]

Well, yes - very true. The first torpedo only damaged the engine room.

[mplsconservative]

Raising hand. I’m a female FReeper.

[ansel12]

“Who knows about half, but there are a lot of females on here. Doesn’t make it anymore a female site than saying a town with a lot of females is a female town. “

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Let’s not reshape my point, my point is that FR is not majority female or even half.

If FR was a female conservative site of this size and with a minority males then that alone would be worthy of national write ups.

[OneVike]

as far as I am concerned if lack of emotion is a prerequisite for voting, then the human race is guilty.

The whole idea of the Senate was originally so that wisdom and logic would trump the emotional vote in the peoples House. That is why so many believe allowing direct vote of the Senators was so bad. When I do something I try not to do it while I am emotionally upset. I wait until I have calmed down so I can step back and think logically. I know then that wisdom will enter into my decision.

So no, I disagree that emotion should ever be used when it comes to making laws. People should not be forced to live by laws that are forced upon them by threatening their freedom because of emotional thinking. Where is the logic in taking rights away because we are upset for a moment?

[fanfan]

I think that you are telling a commie lie, what is your source for your claim that FR is a woman's site?

You are accusing Earthdweller of telling a commie lie, and then you lie.

Earthdweller did not say this is a "woman's site".

See post #283, again.

Thanks for the ping, HG.

[HollyB]

It's the argument that men make decisions based on logic and not emotion, which I find false. All People make decisions sometimes based on emotion. Not that they should, but I am sure even you have done so. Even God's anger influenced a decision or two. Perhaps, you mean being impulsive. Being impulsive is not good, however, both genders are guilty of such.

My original point was that each time a thread is brought up concerning the 2nd amendments, I see a lot of emotions among you male freepers. I find it concerning as well. However, if I were to get on the thread and discuss your emotions during that subject, someone would probably give the one finger salute.

[armymarinemom]

There are a lot of women at FR. People get the impression that all women are liberal by standing at the checkout and reading the chick magazine headlines. A lot of women believe and know that:

• The fluff magazine industry is run by fema-nzai's. Thinking women don't take them to heart.
• True freedom is knowing that you can be a SAHM or a CEO.
• Every human has emotions. Women just don't hide them.
• We do think before we vote. The media just doesn't report on what conservative women think.

[HollyB]

“So no, I disagree that emotion should ever be used when it comes to making laws. “

Perhaps you misunderstood me. I never said anything along the lines of emotions influencing the passing of the law. Just opposite: I said that there would be alot of emotions erupt should a certain law be passed.