Hillary Clinton Hellbound AND Jailbound?

As many of you may know I have never been a fan of the 19th Amendment, as I don’t feel that the fairer/weaker sex should be burdened with making big decisions, like voting for president or what color the car should be painted, this little article is turning me around to respect the 19th. According to Dick, the wording of the 19th amendment only gives the gals a right to vote for a president, but NOT specifically to actually become a president. There have been many a night that I have tossed and turned over the possibility that the uppity Mrs. Bill Clinton could accidentally be elected to the office of President, an office that should only be held by competent, thoughtful men, like our glorious leader George Bush. But this brilliant legal analysis by Dick proves that even if the voting machines were to go wackadoodle and accidentally elect this hormonal female, she will not be allowed to hold the office and if we are lucky she could be tossed in the clink for treason or something. This election season has been trying, but this silver lining should put a smile on all our faces. Praise the Lord! And a big Thank You to Dick, for thinking outside the box.

Legally, a woman can’t be elected president

By DICK MARPLE

Most people believe not only that the 19th Amendment permitted women the right to vote but that since women serve in Congress, the courts and other offices of government, the office of president of the United States has been de-genderized. Not true. This important legal question exists now and has not been constitutionally addressed. The language and syntax of the 19th Amendment merely removed the barriers that prevented women from voting. It did not identify women to be qualified to become elected president. The language is clear. The 19th Amendment says: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” We cannot read into the amendment something that is not there. Now, had the amendment said, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote or hold public office shall not be denied,” it would have accomplished what the feminists think took place. The Susan B. Anthony Amendment (as it was then known, because the words were actually drafted by the suffragist in 1875) passed in the House by a vote of 304 to 89. The Senate then passed it, 56 to 25. The text of both the House and Senate deliberately avoided any language that would allow or permit women the right to seek the highest office in the land! It was the considered opinion of senators on both sides of the aisle that if language de-genderized the presidency, the amendment’s ratification by the necessary 36 states would be in great doubt. Today’s feminists believe the election process is an evolutionary process, legalized by common practice and that someday a woman will be president. They are convinced that since women have run for the office, the male-gendered presidential office has been neutered . Not so. They will be challenged, and a Supreme Court ruling on the language will be necessary. At the very least a constitutional amendment to change the language will be required. (Dick Marple lives in Hooksett.)