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Thursday, June 02, 2005

Who said it?

Can you identify the wise Christian soul who said this:

"I think the 19th Amendment*, while it's not an evil in and of itself, is a symptom of something I don't approve of.The 19th Amendment is around because men weren't doing their jobs, and I think that's sad. I believe the man should be the head of the family. The woman should be the heart of the family."

(*The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote nationwide.)

Give up? It's Kay O'Connor, a state senator from Kansas.

How the good Sister Kay reconciles these views with the fact that she herself is the working mother of a daughter is not revealed, nor does she explain why she allows herself to be the beneficiary of a system she doesn't support. If she's unfit to vote, how can she possibly be fit to serve in public office? Instead of running for office, she should stand by the polls on election days screaming insults at every woman standing in line. That's more in keeping with her view of woman and politics, isn't it?