Sharia Law And The Republican War On Women
That
rebuttal in and of itself is complete hogwash. Obviously, American women have
it better than many women in other parts of the world, but why should they
settle for anything less than full equality – in what’s supposed to be the
greatest country on earth?
Why
should they be grateful for earning
less than men for the
same work? Why should they be grateful that lawmakers are removing and eroding reproductive choice in
the name of Christianity?
Why
should they be grateful that a Saudi Prince – whose uncle, King Abdullah, rules
Saudi Arabia under Sharia law – owns part of
the Fox “News” network? Because we aren’t living under Sharia Law? This is why
we’re told (by conservatives) to shut up and be grateful?
Someone
took the time to create a meme listing the tenets of Sharia Law, so I’m posting
it here. Are you able see a difference between the Republican agenda and Sharia
law? Granted, Republicans are not trying to take away our drivers licenses –
yet. But for how much longer?
You
can read more about Sharia Law HERE.
In
case you still don’t get it, please take a look at this depressing Mother Jones
article titled: The War On
Women is Over – AND WOMEN LOST.
The
religious right gained power in both the 2010 and 2014 midterm elections
because too many Americans couldn’t be bothered to vote. Read it. Weep. Then
get your ass registered to vote, and make sure you get yourself to the polls
for the 2016 presidential election.
This
next election is so important – not only will we, as a nation, be deciding on
who will lead this country, we will also be electing congressional
representatives.
Remember
– presidents nominate Supreme Court justices and then the Senate votes on those
nominees. The Supreme Court is the highest court of the land. They vote and
decide on the laws that affect you.
The
Supreme Court decided that George W. Bush would be president in 2000. They
also decided that gay people should have the right to marry.
So
what’s it going to be? Progressive Democrats or Sharia Law Republicans? And before
you complain that Democrats aren’t doing enough to win your enthusiasm, realize
that you hire them, you pay their salaries and it’s up to you (and me) to hold
them accountable while they’re in office.
We
cannot elect them and *hope* they do a great job. We must use our collective
power and let them know that if they neglect to do the job they were HIRED to
do, they won’t get our support in the next election.
Voting
matters.
Kimberley Johnson (BIO) is the author of AMERICAN
WOMAN: The Poll Dance & The Virgin
Diaries and an activist
for women’s rights. Like her on Facebook, Twitter or follow her on FB
