In the shadow of the passage of the ERA and on MLK day when the Governor promised to sign it the Gun Lobby wants to take front stage at the State Capital. The governor has declared a State of Emergency from 5 PM Friday till 5 PM Tuesday (1/17 to 1/21).
Long term vision versus short term vision. Baby carry versus Open Carry. Which world is it? Is everyone armed and dangerous or are we social? Do we need to flaunt our guns or put them down and signify – ” I have no weapon” by shaking hands?
Is the NRA right? Do we need to renew our “man card” by buying guns and ammo? Will that resolve the Deficit we are leaving our kids? Will that build more schools, roads, hospitals, increase social stability? I may not be watching the right movies or reading the right ads but i think this needs more discussion, without intimidation.
Come down to the Virginia State Capital on MLK day to celebrate with Women of Virginia and show the Second amendment crowd that they are full humans without guns. Pay equity yes, violence equity, no thanks, been there, done that.
Maybe someone can whip out a book for the gun crowd that parallels women’s “Why do I think I’m nothing without a man?” titled something like “Why do I think I’m nothing without a Gun?” If you hang out with people who need to scare everyone just to get by you may be missing out on something.
The Constitutional Equal Rights Amendment gained it’s 38th State yesterday. The writer, as a guy stands in awe of the women who Won it. They slogged through decades of abuse since it was proposed and slowed and almost crushed by powerful people including many women.
Here is an quote from Delegate Foy who put the bill forward and sums it up better than I ever could.
” The Virginia General Assembly just became the 38th and final state required to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
This victory is months, years, and even generations in the making.
Why? Because our very own Commonwealth failed time and time
again to recognize that all citizens are entitled to equality under the
law.
Virginia fought a woman’s right to vote for 32 years after the 19th Amendment was ratified.
Virginia fought desegregation and led the charge against school integration.
And Virginia fought interracial marriage and sex
discrimination at Virginia Military Institute all the way to the Supreme
Court — where the highest judicial body in our nation ruled against Virginia and for equality both times.
Today, Virginia was once again on the battleground
for equality. But this time, we came out on the right side of history
when we passed the ERA.
Since 2017, Virginia women have stepped up in record
numbers to volunteer their time, work on campaigns, and even run for
office. We nearly flipped the House of Delegates that year, but fell
just short. In 2019, we finished the job.
And today we delivered on our promises we made on the
campaign trail — the Virginia General Assembly, the oldest legislative
body in the country, is now affirmatively on the record on women’s
rights.
So, thank you. Thank you for everything you’ve done
to help Virginia make history and lead the nation forward on the ERA.
This victory is yours.
With gratitude,
Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy”
End of quote.
That’s a hard act to follow. Guys, try to be useful. Women are the one and only ones who can crank out humans. That society expects them to carry, birth, potty train and supervise their young all for less pay when they can even find a job that is not patronizing has been and continues to be an insult to them and a shame on us Guys.
Women live in the real world where long term thinking creates life and a workable world and even though they know short term thinkers hold sway, they keep it up. They love the rest of us more than we could ever understand or repay.
If women had the missing 20 to 50% of the wages they are being denied for the same work that men do, and put that money to work to create and expand society as they are prone to do, we would have a Better World. I’m Ready For THAT!