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Sarah's avatar

Never underestimate the power of women in this coming election. We’ve had it! Along with there being more women who are sick to death of the patriarchy there are people of color and our numbers are growing. The energy in this country shifted dramatically in moments after Kamala became the nominee. Whatever doubts we were suffering with for the last 3 1/2 years were washed away. We have a woman to fight for our rights with us and we will never go back. The 1950’s are over.

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Trish's avatar

I told my 3 adult daughters days before Biden stepped down that women at the ballot box will save our democracy. Women will vote for our children’s future.

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Diane Panasci's avatar

It is about to be a women's world. And about damn time!

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Richard Kane's avatar

The power of women prevented abortion bans in at least several red states. That's why afterwards, other red states didn't put it up for a vote, instead legislating it to bypass the will of the voters.

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Diane Panasci's avatar

Yes, kudos to those women. And great praise for the men who were confident enough in their own masculinity to encourage and applaud women as equals.

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Paul K. Ogden's avatar

"Legislating to bypass the will of the voters?" Elected representatives represent the voters. Unlike with federal judges, if you don't like what they are doing, you vote them out of office. Most states don't have referenda that allow voters to enact laws without going through their representatives.

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Ann P's avatar

True enough, but often a state-wide vote will have different results than a statute pushed through a legislature dominated by one party. Who the legislators are can often be the result of gerrymandering districts, which doesn’t affect a state-wide vote. In my state, for example, we have a GOP dominated legislature, but also had a two term Democrat Governor. I could easily see our legislature passing a highly restrictive abortion statute that, were it to be put up to an electoral vote, would be voted down by the citizens at large. Gerrymandering has warped representative democracy beyond recognition.

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Paul K. Ogden's avatar

Direct democracy, in this case the use of a referendum to pass laws, is not something common in most states. It's an exception. In most states, laws have to be passed by the legislature...there is no option to bypass them. I would point out too, that virtually all industrialized countries have passed abortion laws through their legislatures, mostly choosing a 15 week cut off. Right now the pro choice people are kicking their opponents butts in most states. Kudos to them. That's how democracy is supposed to work. I'm confident that we will reach an eventual consensus on the issue if we allow democracy to play itself out.

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Diane Panasci's avatar

Yes, and those young people who have been too bored to vote. They will come out for Kamala! This is exciting. She is exciting. And look at the target she has to hit. Beating a monster! Who has a third grader's grasp of the English language and cannot stop praising himself. So, there you go, third grader all the way! A lot of crazy people like him. But their numbers are shrinking as he self implodes. I am not saying it will be easy. But with positive dedication, fire and energy. She will win. UNLESS voting is blocked. Voters are intimidated and forced from the polling places. THIS WE CANNOT ALLOW!

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Lynn  Bentson's avatar

from your lips to Gods ears

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