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June 12th, 2005

Sen O’Connor (R-KS) Runs for Kansas Secretary of State

Posted At: 2:06am by Sandra Ostapowich

So what? Why should I care? Who cares about Kansas anyway?

Well, Dorothy, hang on to your sparkly red slippers and try not to drop a house on the Lollipop Guild.

Kay O'Connor doesn't believe in women's suffrage and thinks the 19th Amendment should be rescinded.

For this reason, some womyn are suspicious of her motives, suggesting that O'Connor will abuse the office of SoS by inappropriately and illegally interfering with elections and voting:

A Kansas state senator who has been quoted as saying she does not support the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote is running for Secretary of State. Republican Sen. Kay O'Connor announced Wednesday that she was running for the statewide office, which oversees elections and voting. This position has become increasingly important in allocating voting machines to districts and precincts, choosing election equipment, and deciding whether or not to purge voter rolls.

Here's what was said at the beginning of the yellow brick road back in 2001.

Sen. O'Connor's website

What do you think?  Has Sen. O'Connor been sniffing too many poppies or should the Cowardly Lion covet the old girl's noive?



Edited on: June 12th, 2005 2:09 am

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Comments

Re: Sen O’Connor (R-KS) Runs for Kansas Secretary of State

She's on the right track. But first somebody needs to take the car keys away to prevent women from driving and endangering all us men on the roads, and then the 19th can be repealed.

Re: Sen O’Connor (R-KS) Runs for Kansas Secretary of State

Uhh... I LIVE in KS, Madre!! You should care about KS! Blogger Smiley Besides, this is God's country out here! ;)

Re: Sen O’Connor (R-KS) Runs for Kansas Secretary of State

Tina - God's country would be the Republic of Texas. we'd like to let Kansas in on the wealth, but then we'd have to include Oklahoma, and that's no good Blogger Smiley

"To me, it sends the wrong message to women today that you don't need to use your mind -- just become an appendage to your husband."

I think these people totally miss why she believes the way she does. it's the same old "woman's place" debate. the senator never said for women not to use their minds. she is simply saying that women should have to vote. she said that if men were doing their job as head of the household, women would need to vote, but since that is not the case... she does herself vote (she's a senator), but she is merely saying that's not the way it should be.

Re: Sen O’Connor (R-KS) Runs for Kansas Secretary of State

Texas might be where God vacations, but His country is really Kansas. Blogger Smiley

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