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...sex”—if we mean, for example, physiological factors characterizing one as male or female, then we can think about the ways in which women might experience national belonging differently from men. The fact that women had limited access to the vote until suffrage was granted in 1920, that until quite recently women could not have their own credit lines without the approval of their husbands or fathers, the fact that women still earn substantially less than men on average. And of course race and class influence one’s access to the rights...
Many of D.C.'s same-sex-marriage supporters see the same threat and hope to keep the issue off the ballot. "If all civil rights were put up for a vote, then we would all be in big trouble," said Morgan Murphy, a heterosexual who had postponed getting her marriage license for six years while waiting for that right to be extended to homosexuals. But as she readied to join the queue of applicants with her fiancé, Todd Williamson, she concentrated on the moment. "It's time for equality," she said, "and today is the day that we start...
...about a $2 trillion health care system. But providing health security to all Americans - making sure they have coverage, making sure the insurance companies can't take it away - is just too important. So we'll include your malpractice provision in our bill. Can I assume you'll now vote...
...current, hopelessly complicated system would remain the same for the 80% of the public that's satisfied with the insurance it has. Furthermore, the late-blooming Republican alternatives, like the Medicare privatization plan offered by Ryan, are so brutal and extreme that the vast majority of Republicans would never vote for them, lest they be trampled by a frothing mob of senior citizens. Of course, no Democrat tried to cross-examine Ryan on his Medicare plan: "So, Congressman, you want to give the elderly vouchers to explore the health insurance market on their own - and the vouchers would decline...
Obama finally laid down his demand for action in a speech on March 3 at the White House. "No matter which approach you favor, I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform. We have debated this issue thoroughly, not just for a year but for decades," he said. "I have therefore asked leaders in both houses of Congress to finish their work and schedule a vote in the next few weeks." (See the top 10 players in health care reform...