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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (115)	9/27/2001 2:42:29 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 15516

Bill Maher was not only politically incorrect but his remarks about those who died on the planes were insensitive and stupid. Of course, those who died on the planes were not cowards.When thinking about their horrible deaths, I don't believe anyone would have thought of the word, "coward" except for Maher. I've never watched his show, "Politically Incorrect." Is it suppose to be funny? Actually, I've never heard of the show.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (115)	9/28/2001 3:22:21 AM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 15516

Some Americans fear a curb of civil liberties could damage the U.S. and its image abroad One of the more controversial proposals in the 21-page draft would give the government greater authority to detain and deport foreigners. This comes at a time of growing concern about making people who appear to be of Muslim or Arab descent a target of increased security measures. Legislation would be expanded beyond the current power over foreigners who are suspected of supporting terrorism to include those who are suspected of being only indirectly associated with a terrorist group Another proposal would grant the attorney-general (who heads the Justice Department) the authority to order an arrest by declaring that the individual is a threat to American security. The above excerpt is From Far Eastern Economic Review UNITED STATES Liberty for All By Murray Hiebert/WASHINGTON Issue cover-dated October 4, 2001 For full story see Message 16425757

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (115)	9/28/2001 12:03:37 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Republican Senator from Kansas does not believe women should have the right to vote. Yet, she uses the system that she condemns. We think about repression abroad. There is plenty of it here.-Mephisto Pol Opposes Women's Suffrage Friday September 28 11:24 AM ET OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - A female state senator says if women's suffrage were being voted on today she would not support it, because the 19th Amendment was the start of a decades-long erosion of family values. I'm an old-fashioned woman,'' Sen. Kay O'Connor told The Kansas City Star. ``Men should take care of women, and if men were taking care of women (today) we wouldn't have to vote.'' Delores Furtado, co-president of the Johnson County League of Women Voters, had asked the 59-year-old Republican to the league's Celebrate the Right to Vote'' luncheon, and O'Connor responded: You probably wouldn't want me there because of what I would have to say.'' Furtado said she was shocked by O'Connor's view. As a state senator, Furtado said, she is the beneficiary of a system she doesn't support.'' O'Connor said she does vote. But she said she believes that if men had been protecting the best interests of women, then women would not be forced to cast ballots and serve in the Legislature. Instead, they could stay home, raise families and tend to domestic duties, she said. The 19th amendment giving all U.S. women the right to vote was ratified in 1920. O'Connor said the amendment began a societal shift that eventually encouraged women to trade homemaker roles for careers. She said she entered the workplace only because of her daughter was ill and medical bills were mounting. O'Connor, of Olathe, was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1992 and won a Senate seat last year. She isn't worried if voters don't like her views. ``If I don't get re-elected, my only punishment is to go home to my husband and my roses and my children and my grandchildren,'' she said. ``And if the trips to Topeka get to be too much and my husband asks me to quit, I would.'' dailynews.yahoo.com