Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Let's Play a Little Game

Here's how this game works.  You make a guess to the question below, and see how close you can get.  Post your responses as well!

So, here's the question.

How many women do you think are in congress?

Want to find out the answer?  Scroll down below to find out.

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Ok, let's see how close you got.

In the House of Representatives there are 76 women out of 438 representatives.  16 are Republicans, 60 are Democrats.

In the Senate there are 17 women out of 100 representatives.  4 are Republicans and 13 are Democrats.

What do you think of these numbers?  Appropriate for a Democracy?  Appropriate for our country?  Should gender matter at all?  And finally, do you think that the political situation in the United States would be different with more women in congress?



Share your thoughts in the comments.

PEACE

1 comment:

  1. I didn't have any guesses, because I honestly knew it was less than an appropriate number. And yes, I absolutely believe gender makes a difference. This war on women's bodies, i.e. the birth control battle, continuous abortion debate, etc., would be addressed by people with experience and firsthand knowledge of the matter, women. Until then, women's health will continue to be something Congress, the House and the Senate dangles over our heads like bait. At this point, none of them are worth the vote.

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