So I Spent The Day At My State Capitol

[SPKrazy]

"button holing" (an old term for when the public actually lobbies their legislators) my state senator and representatives about some issues relevant to my profession and the people of Arkansas.

What blows me away is this: remember the EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT? Yes, the one that was never fully ratified by all of the states, and is still up in the air so to speak, to be ratified some day. The amendment has to be in the same language as the original bill. Instead of using the word "gender" they used "sex" in defining who is being given equality by this amendment.

So, back in the 70s the fear tactics used I remember were "unisex bathrooms", and stuff like that.

Now, the fear tactics are just as irrational, "gay marriage" and "state funded abortion". I guess lil ol' Arkansas scares the bejeebus out of the reich wingers because they brought out old Phyllis Schaffley of the eagle forum to testify in committee last week regarding the ERA. She pulled out these new images that strike fear in the hearts of legislators I guess now. The ERA is stuck in committee, with a vote of 10-10. Unbelieveable! This is 2007! WTF is wrong with these people who don't want woment to have equal rights. Especially women who don't want women to have equal rights? I don't get it. So now, 21 co-sponsors of the amendment have taken their names off because they received fear mongering e-mails, letters, and phone calls, saying they were of the devil if they voted for this.

:wtf: :shrug: Are we really advancing as a society? Or are we just running on a wheel in a squirrel's cage?

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

BTW I did get a positive response from representatives who would support this "if" it gets out of committee which is a safe bet that it WON'T so it's a safe position to take.

[wildhorses]

1. i don't think it is a gender thing anymore as much as it is

a money thing


the have's don't want to share with the have nots:shrug:

they hide behind anything they can...

[SPKrazy]

2. I'm Sure You Are Right

money and POWER

and the fact that people in professions like mine "take it" so to speak as far as not pushing the wages up.

That's another rant.

Haves don't want to share with have nots.

Something that boggles the mind is that those "haves" often proclaim to be "Christians"


The Christian right is neither Christian in their actions, nor are they right!

:hi:

[auntAgonist]

3. good for you !

Frustrating though by the sound of it.

Post it elsewhere and see if you get some responses :)

aA
:hug:

[SPKrazy]

4. Okay

for some reason (I bought a new computer) I tried to log on the other day with this new computer and it wouldn't let me?

I didn't spend a lot of time trying. I'll have to try again here.

[auntAgonist]

5. I did some maintenance and changed

dns servers, had a bit of trouble w/security yadda yadda .. Should be ok now. Clear your cache and it shouldn't give you any trouble.


aA
:hug:

[SPKrazy]

6. Kicker as in Southpaw

:rofl: