A stupid means for achieving an admirable goal.

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SDG — 9/8/2004 7:40:03 PM (archived)

As I recall the EU constituon also has similarly stupid requirements.

Is it really a democracy if some are barred from running due to being the wrong gender? ie: Male. I have no problem with women being elected to govenment offices, but let them run without a handicap. Suppose the women running are not really the people's choice, but the only women running. What if they are abysmal and the people know it. The quota requirement impedes true democracy. Getting more women in elected positions is an admirable goal, but the means is flawed.

-Steve G.

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The US requires Irag to have 25% women in national elected office, has @14% itself. - Bowser - 9/8/2004 11:36:51 AM
- Once again... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/9/2004 1:05:11 AM
  - Did it occur to you that you just made a word for word argument in favour of affimative action? (n/t) - Tony - 9/9/2004 6:44:49 PM
    - Be careful Tony... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/9/2004 7:33:14 PM
- Some people might consider this a sign of great progress in a Muslim country. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 11:10:13 PM
- A stupid means for achieving an admirable goal. - SDG - 9/8/2004 7:40:03 PM
- Simple solution. Force 61 Republican congressmen to have sex change operations. (n/t) - m - 9/8/2004 4:53:32 PM
  - Permit? - alcaray - 9/8/2004 8:30:28 PM
    - Republicans just take steroids - "girlie-men", they call 'em. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/8/2004 10:29:14 PM
      - CA state legislators ARE girlie-men - alcaray - 9/8/2004 11:12:17 PM
        
        re: CA state legislators ARE girlie-men - SteveS - 9/9/2004 12:29:25 AM

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