One of the best things about being me, is that occasionally people ask me what can they do for American women. It is a long list and I seldom resist the temptation to answer without being asked; like now ~
While it is only my opinion, I truly believe that women will always be politically discriminated against as long as they are not explicitly included in the US Constitution. Of course, being included doesn’t mean that all discrimination will instantly disappear but it does mean that instead of fixing things one by one, here and there, higgly-piggly; gender equality will be unequivocal and courts would be required to uphold it. Certainly it was obvious this last Thursday, as we watched 178 men AND WOMEN vote against the Fair Pay Act. And we still don’t know if the Senate is going to pass it and, god help us, if W will sign it. We have all had enough about this.
So here it is ~ something YOU can do to put women in the US Constitution. The DNC is meeting to discuss the 2008 Democratic Platform Sunday and Wednesday. You can email these two addresses and ask them to be sure to “Remember the Women.” Include the Equal Rights Amendment in the party platform. (They dropped it in 2004)
Platform@dnc.org
kombluhk@dnc.org (she is in Obama’s office and is working on the platform)
Send them an email and tell them that it is time to put women in the US Constitution by passing the Equal Rights Amendment. PUT IT IN THE PLATFORM!
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Seriously! We are still asking for that? They should include it just to shut us up!
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