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What People Talk about When They Talk about Suffrage

April 13, 2010

 

Randy writes:

Last Saturday evening I attended a “Constitution” neighborhood meeting in South Jordan, Utah. It was nice to see so many neighbors who are now attempting to contribute to the conservative movement, where just eight years earlier I was told to leave several neighbors alone (door to door campaign walks) because they were Republican and they did not agree with my conservative agenda. Yes, Utah is a state ruled by the Republican Party, but one also where most “Republicans” vote as moderate Democrats.

The format of the meeting is three speeches/presentations on any constitutional topic, followed by a free-form discussion.

Unfortunately the meeting started off with one of the ladies giving a patently distorted, sociological, programmed view of suffrage. Read More »