[Rhodes22-list] Political Humor: "I Did Not Have Sex With That Man"

[Bill Effros]

Actually, many women could vote in many states, but not all, at the time 
of the 19th amendment.  The constitutional amendment unequivocally 
extended the vote to all women.

I used the word "let" on purpose.  I just wanted to see if you were 
paying attention.  It's a male thing. 

Bill Effros

L. Sailor wrote:
>> males over 21 were the only people allowed to vote,
>>     
> and a very large >number of them had to vote to create
> the 19th Amendment
>
> Absolutely true...and you know that they did not do so
> without  considerable pressure from the distaff
> side...(we know how to make you hurt....!!...'^)
>
>  'Let' is the wrong word..it implies a
> willingness..and there were many men who were
> willing(and many who were not..)...but perhaps
> 'granted' (nope..too subservient)...allowed (nope..too
> patronizing....)
>
> Maybe the right word will come while I sleep...
>
> Jump in anyone with your own ...
>
> elle
>
> --- Joseph Hadzima <josef508 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Before I and in my $0.02 I'll put on my asbestos
>> suit.
>>
>> Now Elle, at that time, males over 21 were the only
>> people
>> allowed to vote, and a very large number of them had
>> to
>> vote to create the 19th Amendment, agrees with the
>> phrase
>> that "they let them have the vote".   If women at
>> that time
>> held a revolution/revolt and created a new
>> government which
>> included voting right for woman, then that phrase
>> would be
>> FALSE, and it would be true that no man gave, or
>> allowed
>> them to have anything.
>>
>> I in no way wish to imply that the Suffrage movement
>> was
>> anything less that HERoic!  I am also convinced that
>> those
>> civil actions were the catalyst for a majority of
>> men with
>> voting rights to pass the 19th Amendment.
>>
>> See women may need to express their wishes (sometime
>> more
>> than once, maybe a little louder) in a strong
>> argument and
>> men are perfectly able to understand (eventually)
>> and do
>> the right thing!
>>
>> I let my wife vote (I drive us both to the polling
>> center
>> rather than disable her car), even when she tells me
>> she's
>> voting for the other candidate!  :-)
>>
>> It is a wonderful accomplishment that most of the 27
>> amendments (though only 26 are in force) can be
>> created
>> through civil actions, and education of our brothers
>> &
>> sisters.  A pretty good record except for the ones
>> which
>> required a nasty war between the states.
>>
>> sorry I just had to split hairs tonight - had too
>> many
>> split for me at work, and I have too many
>> miss-firing
>> neuron - Hey Rummy how about a drink over here!
>>
>>
>> only a few more days and then the END of the
>> campaign ads
>> on TV!!!!!!   Praise the Lord (and pass the
>> ammunition)!
>>
>> remember to vote early & vote often!
>>
>> I'm goon put down my wine now and shutdown the
>> putter.  
>>
>> play nice!
>>
>> joe/hadz.
>>
>>
>>
>> --- "L. Sailor" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Gee, thanks for the primer.
>>>
>>> So now you're hiding behind the amendment, rather
>>>       
>> than
>>     
>>> accepting the responsibility for the patronizing
>>>       
>> "we
>>     
>>> LET them vote."
>>>
>>> If I remember history (yeah..his..story), there
>>>       
>> wasn't
>>     
>>> a lot of letting but a lot of weeping & wailing &
>>> gnashing of teeth...(and that was the men,...)
>>>
>>> (Probably a lot of kvetching, too...;^)
>>>
>>> elle
>>>
>>> --- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>     "Amendment XIX"
>>>>
>>>> "The right of citizens of the United States to
>>>>         
>> vote
>>     
>>>> shall not be denied 
>>>> or abridged by the United States or by any State
>>>>         
>> on
>>     
>>>> account of sex."
>>>>
>>>> Bill Effros
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> L. Sailor wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>>> We lost that battle when we let them vote.
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>             
>>>>> Did he really SAY that???
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me look at it again....
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>           
>>>>>> We lost that battle when we let them vote.
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>             
>>>>> Yes..he REALLY said that...
>>>>>
>>>>> 1). How ignorant.
>>>>> 2). The AUDACITY
>>>>>
>>>>> YOU LET us VOTE?
>>>>>
>>>>> I think not.
>>>>>
>>>>> elle
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>> === message truncated ===
>>
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