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To: bentway who wrote (280020)	3/14/2006 1:40:06 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1575619

The problem for people like you, is understanding that it takes probably around $60 million plus to run for govt, and given that only SIX women are self-made rich, compared to oodles of men, those odds simply defy the situation. The other problem you have is realizing that both men and women discriminate against women. You should get more current on the latest discrimination study. If you want a fair playing field and if you want to see women organize into an effective political force, then you need to take away all the financial assets (advantages) that men have in today's society and implement the requirement that 50% of all Congressional slots go to women. There's nothing more fair than having equal representation of each gender.

To: bentway who wrote (280020)	3/15/2006 1:17:00 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575619

The problem for women is that for whatever reason, they seem unable to organize into an effective political force. Women are more than 50% of the registered voters now. If they voted as a block, they could have majorities of women in all branches of government. On the contrary, I think women do organize well. However, there is still a bloc of women who are reluctant to join the party.....probably older and more conservative. For an example, in my state, women control all the more powerful positions. That didn't happen by chance. I think that's true of other states as well. However, there are still holdouts.......probably a third of women. I think that's where the power becomes diluted.