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2011-09-25 Arabia

Saudi women given right to vote by King Abdullah

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Posted by tipper 2011-09-25 11:26|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Much as I normally hate the term 'progress'. This is.

Posted by phil_b 2011-09-25 11:58|| 2011-09-25 11:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Headline change:

King Abdullah to stop denying women's right to vote years into the future.

Rights cannot be given or taken only respected or denied.

Posted by rammer 2011-09-25 12:57|| 2011-09-25 12:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Rights cannot be given. Anyway, what's there to vote for in Saudia?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-09-25 14:14|| 2011-09-25 14:14|| Front Page Top

#4 They have the right to vote for the Soddy king as often as they like.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2011-09-25 14:28|| 2011-09-25 14:28|| Front Page Top

#5 I like to hearken back to the 19th Amendment, which was pushed through by Republican majorities in both houses of congress, though it had been twice defeated in the previous Democrat congress.

The Woodrow Wilson supported it, the Democrats in congress fought it both with killer amendments and filibustering. In the senate, more Democrats voted "no" or abstained than those that voted "yes." 70 Democrats in the House voted against it, so it passed by just one vote.

So, let's see. Republicans gave women the right to vote, against Democrat opposition, but are "anti-woman"; and Republicans ended slavery and pushed through the Civil Rights Act, despite desperate Democrat opposition, but are "racist".

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-25 15:07|| 2011-09-25 15:07|| Front Page Top

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