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F&F: Holstein Meets with Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson; Johnson Condemns Family Court ‘Injustices’
Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2011-07-26 22:27
Blog entry here. Excerpt:
'Gary Johnson, a former two-term Republican Governor of New Mexico and current presidential candidate, met with Fathers and Families Board Chairman Ned Holstein, MD, MS in Manchester, New Hampshire on Thursday, July 21.
Governor Johnson made his support for family court reform clear when responding to questions from F & F activists at several campaign events. At one, Johnson told F & F activists Roy Corbeil and Seth Diamond, “[Family court] is an area that is really ripe for reform…I understand this issue and have researched hundreds of these cases.”
As Governor, Johnson set aside one afternoon per month to spend five minutes with any resident of New Mexico who wanted to meet with him. Many who came to see him were fathers who had been treated unfairly in the family courts. He told Holstein, “family court injustices are one of the great injustices of our time.”'
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And this is purely out of interest. Why do no Democrats ever have the guts to stand up on this issue? Just like the Congressman who recently said VAWA should have gender-neutral wording it is a Republican who is speaking up. Is the Democratic Party so invested idealogically in feminism they are incspable or unwilling to open their eyes and stand up for men?
We in the UK are always being told the big American parties are almost identical. The issues surrounding family law, DV and divorce seem to be one area where there is a real difference.
Anyway thanks for humouring this unknowledgable Brit!
Shaping up that way
'The issues surrounding family law, DV and divorce seem to be one area where there is a real difference.'
That's how it seems to be going. It really is too bad since this is an issue both parties can and ought to get behind-- and would win votes in so doing, too. But it strikes me the Demo party has thrown its lot in with the feminists and that is that. As for the GOP, they have not exactly thrown their lot in with equitists, MRAs, or anyone else like that, but there will come a time when some political party, be it the GOP or some other, does. And that is a necessary thing and it will be groundbreaking, too. It's just a matter of when.
I'm not sure if any studies
I'm not sure if any studies have been done on this, but I think that one gender (not sure which) votes more than the other. Thus, the democratic party's pandering to women likely has to do with the hope of guaranteeing reelection (the Liberals here in Canada would pull similar stunts, pandering to the East). If it is, in fact, women who vote more than men, us men need to get out there and vote more to even the playing field.
Evan AKA X-TRNL
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Voting
I've often wondered if men stopped voting cause it doesn't matter who they vote for, they'll be ignored anyways. And/or if a political party made some mens issues (thinking just family law and balancing the gender ministry (here in Canada)) a part of their campaign issues, would men come out in droves to support them? Or do men just not care about voting as much overall?
Male interest
"Or do men just not care about voting as much overall?"
That's an interesting question. Certainly fewer men turn out to vote, but on the other hand more men than women feel compelled to stand for election.
Are men more political than women? At the moment I'd have to say no. Certainly more men put themselves up for election but on the other hand men are less likely to organise on a grass roots level. Why this is I don't know, but this is reflected in the slow-ish start the MRM has had, at least here in the UK.
And of course we mustn't forget numbers of males vs. females entitled to vote. I'm not sure how many men the US has under incarceration at the moment, but it certainly must have some impact on the gender balance of the electorate.
Men less political?
"Are men more political than women? At the moment I'd have to say no."
On the flip side, I don't think men are less political ether. In fact, I suspect men are more political then women. But right now it feels like the voting system is pointless. You are one vote among millions, voting for one of two or three different evils? It doesn't matter what your vote is, you'r going to lose. Both left and right pander to women because they are known to vote more, but they vote more because they have the most to gain, because both parties cater to women's needs, just in different ways (at least, it's that way in Canada, from what I see). So I don't think men are not voting because they are less political, but rather, because of an apathy, a sense of defeat. When men are faced with a lose lose situation, they tend to try and find another alternative.