If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women.Generally speaking, I would support repealing all the Constitutional amendments of the 20th century.
It also makes the point, it is kind of embarrassing, the Democratic Party ought to be hanging its head in shame, that it has so much difficulty getting men to vote for it. I mean, you do see it’s the party of women and 'We’ll pay for health care and tuition and day care -- and here, what else can we give you, soccer moms?'
On the question of women voting, from a conservative viewpoint, it isn't hard to argue that women as a class haven't done such a good job of wielding the franchise, especially lately.
Of course, as we've discussed before, while unmarried women are more likely to vote Democrat, married women are more likely to vote Republican. And married women with children are far more likely to vote Republican.
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One of the last Little House books talks about women voting. Eliza Jane was a rabid suffragist in real life whereas Ma Caroline didn't want to vote, as did many women.
There is ample reason why they shouldn't. It aint going to happen though.
If giving up my right to vote prevented Hillary from winning the White House, I'd do it. In a heart beat.
Waiting for the feminists to claim I'm brainwashed in 3...2...1...
Those who fought to give women the vote have been undermined by modern-day feminists who support causes and policies that do NOTHING to help women (abortion being the biggest one). Until they start respecting women, we don't deserve the right to vote.
There are a lot of uninformed voters in this country both male and female.
The liberal media confuses a lot of people and is so biased and so shrewd in the marketing of evil that they make lecherous lowlife morons appear appealing. The result is: "I watched the __ show the other day on TV and saw Bill Clinton - he is so intelligent, so sexy, and has so much charisma." (Actually it doesn't take much to convince some people!)
Even those who are educated will vote based upon looks and general impression rather than on the candidates' views on the issues. Many are just too busy with other "priorities" that they don't even take the time to learn about who they are voting for.
I am especially disgusted with those women who come out and admit, "I voted for __ because he was so cute!"
Also, I have heard more than one man say "I vote straight D or R because that's the way my father voted" and his father before him, etc.
There ought to be some type of test that people are required to take before they can vote.
There are so many deceased people and people in nursing homes with dementia voting - I'm sure that's how Bil Clinton got into office. Obama,too!
It certainly wasn't their intelligence or their morals.
Oh, BTW, I learned recently that more women than men turn out to vote.
However, thanks to Roe V. Wade and the Roe effect, there should be fewer pro-aborts showing up at the polls.
Uh, see, the point of HAVING PEOPLE VOTE is that the PEOPLE get to choose.
Why not have just the Bush family vote?
Why not have just Paul vote?
I am just as much a citizen as any of you men, and you can take away my voting card when you pry it from my cold dead hand.
Come on. Any takers?
Generally speaking, I would support repealing all the Constitutional amendments of the 20th century
Not a bad idea, as they were all uniformly terrible. Even woman's suffrage would have most likely come about absent a constitutional amendment. However, we can't undo the horrors of the direct election of Senators and the income tax. And while no President should serve more than two terms, we probably didn't need the amendment mandating that he not run for a third term.
I don't think it's neccessarily the women voters, but the uneducated ones. It'd be nice to be able to question a potential voter as to why they are voting for their picks. If they don't have at least a thought provoked answer that's better than "because I want to" then no vote for you. But that's a bit absurd.
It sure would be nice it we had unbiased outlets for information that could help people when it came down to voting, you know, like the media is supposed to be doing! Dreamland I guess...
Tsk...Paul, I can usually see where you're coming from, but not on this one. I'm with Ma Beck. And while I have refrained from exercising my Second Amendment rights thus far, if I get word someone might be coming for my voting card you can bet I'll rethink that.
I agree with what a couple of posters have said: the issue is not female voters, but uneducated and/or willfully ignorant voters of either gender. Oh, and let's not forget the voters in swing states who try to sell their votes on eBay.
VSO, it wasn't Ma Caroline who didn't want to vote (though she probably didn't either), it was Laura.
And Amy, I won't pretend for a moment that you're brainwashed. I will say, however, that whether feminists respect women has nothing to do with whether women as a gender should have the right to vote. Unless you mean that until we as women stand up and tell the feminists to sod off?...
for Ma Beck and Kasia, my point is simply that, like the other amendments of the 20th century, universal women's sufferage was passed with a promise that it would improve our government.
Arguably, it hasn't.
My point of view isn't about your right to vote, but rather about what extending that right to women as a class has gotten us.
I see your point, but it seems to me that there are a lot more variables at play than women's suffrage. I'm not sure one can really isolate that well enough to assess the benefits or detriments.
Oh, sure we can!
Women as a group are more likely to vote Democratic.
Married women are more likely to vote Republican, but only slightly.
Married women with children are much more likely to vote Republican.
Perhaps instead of testing for education, we should be testing men and women for parenthood and marital status before we let them vote.
Perhaps it's less a question of how informed or educated a person is, than it is a question of what they have at stake.
Jean, your point about the Roe Effect is well-taken. That's the real solution that will eventually save our nation.
Well, that horse is out of the barn but once again I must agree with Ann.
Paul, regarding the statement, "while unmarried women are more likely to vote Democrat, married women are more likely to vote Republican. And married women with children are far more likely to vote Republican.", in no way does that hold true for Massachusetts (or New Hampshire, sadly enough)...
You're a brave man to post that! Good points though. :)
I'd be in favor of not letting unmarried people vote. People are more likely to have insane ideas when they're single.
Love your blog, BTW.
I know it was kind of a throwaway line, but I took a look at your idea of doing away with all 20th century amendments here. Basically, you're right. They're all either bad (16, 17, 22), no longer necessary to uphold the rights granted (19, 25, and to a lesser extent, 24), or just useless.
Single female.
Anti-abortion.
Anti-democrap party.
Lifelong conservative voter.
Will exercise my 2nd amendment right.
I've got a gun, a backyard, and a shovel.
Capisce? Don't even go there, sport.
Karen
Um, Karen?
The 2nd amendment protects your right to keep and bear arms, not to shoot bloggers.
Thanks for coming by!
If they try to take away my right to vote.... all bets are off.
Karen ;-P
[Ann Coulter is the bomb! Given the NRA friendly pictures of Ann with her "trusty old blue" aiming off the back porch, I expect you wouldn't exactly go up to her back porch and expect her to hand over HER voter card - single woman and gun owner that she is. Rather than worry your pretty little head about women voters, why don't you try and figure out how WE ALL are going to keep that witch with a capital "B", Hitlery from gaining power. The democrap machine spawned her and Illinois didn't exactly help my whelping her. How about keeping "votes for cigarette" creeps away from the polls from voting 100 times each?]
My Mom has often been known to say . . . "This country went to hell after women got the vote!" I've been known to repeat this to my liberal law school classmates. I really enjoy the reaction.
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