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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBIG DAY FOR US ALL!
Parity and good governance are in the House!
102 women from 46 states
-- two Native American
-- two Muslim
-- four Latinas(I think);
-- mostly lawyers sprinkled by Harvard, Georgetown degrees;
-- mostly masters degrees;
-- military officers, combat vets (one helicopter pilot)
-- engineers
-- executives.
All of America should be extremely proud.
La lucha continua.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives#Number_of_women_in_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_and_Senate_by_Congress
kentuck
(111,111 posts)A day we have been waiting for, for a long time.
Vinca
(50,336 posts)Bravo, ladies!
GoCubsGo
(32,103 posts)ancianita
(36,238 posts)Andy823
(11,495 posts)Only 1 new women and only 13 total women. What a difference!
ancianita
(36,238 posts)barbtries
(28,824 posts)i find i no longer much care for red. Except Nancy's coat. I love that coat and love her in it.
ancianita
(36,238 posts)Besides using a flattering color, she might use it as a symbolic visual message that this group isn't attached to shallow divisions like color; it could be a signal call to those Republicans who can look to her to make deals and develop bipartisan legislation "credit" together because of shared interests.
barbtries
(28,824 posts)it just proves to me that i may be too far invested in politics. i do not know how to disengage though
ancianita
(36,238 posts)barbtries
(28,824 posts)but it is playing havoc with my mental health. objecting to red clothes, really?
llmart
(15,571 posts)Red shows passion and courage and power. Let the women wear red! Do NOT let the GOP co-opt a color along with the other stuff they've co-opted over the years, such as patriotism.
barbtries
(28,824 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Whenever you find yourself having a bad reaction to red, make yourself think of Rudolfs nose, Santas suit, passionate love, Valentiness Day, Christmas, strawberries, sexy lipstick, sunsets and the Chinese color associated with good luck.
If you want the world to pay attention you can just wear red.
Fuck the Republicans! We cant allow them to own red. Swamps dont have red. They have shit brown and slime green.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I remember that chant echoing through the zocolo in San Cristobal in 2001 when the Zapatistas began their march to Mexico City. Absolutely thrilling.
ancianita
(36,238 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,588 posts)Keep at it until the House and the Senate have the same percentage of women as the general population.
ancianita
(36,238 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,588 posts)Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, they're stuck in 1929.
ancianita
(36,238 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,588 posts)ancianita
(36,238 posts)This one point alone could be a major issue in any upcoming immigration debate.
This grifter is a child of an illegal immigrant, hater of children of illegal immigrants, trying to slam the door on his own past.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,588 posts)Leave it to M$M to leave out inconvenient truth.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)One Ive envisioned and hoped for and fought for!
Sí se puede!
Im in New Mexico and voted for Xochitl Torres Small, the first Native American Cogresswoman ever! New Mexico is true blue state!!
ancianita
(36,238 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Might have something to do with all the young girls I've seen today during the speaker vote who were so excited whenever Pelosi's name was called.
What a beautiful day.
ancianita
(36,238 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)that there are no limits set on them. On anything.