I am deeply grateful to you, whistler, for the comprehensive re-statement of my position on this matter. I'm actually quietly impressed by the breadth and depth of the arguments that I have brought to the table, in the attempt to understand your "Absent women's legislature" position.

What you appear to have omitted, though, is any rebuttal, refutation or contradiction of any of the points that you have most diligently gathered together in one place.

When you do, maybe you could also elaborate on this latest statement of yours:

>>Australia's federal and state constitutions provide explicitly for the removal of all women members and the prohibition on all women exercising a vote at elections by reason of their gender, not for the removal of fat people, anybody over a certain age, manic-depressives, stamp-collectors, pawpaw-growers or closet Trekkies.<<

You use the word "explicitly". Which to most people means that it is stated, positively and unequivocally, for all to see and understand.

I wonder if you would be so kind as to point to the relevant clauses? Because in my copy of the Commonwealth Constitution, there is absolutely no mention of "women", at all. I did also take a look at the online versions of the State constitutions - where they assist with a search engine - and couldn't find any references there either.

It isn't that I disbelieve you, just that I haven't been able to uncover the relevant clauses myself. You clearly have, so I'd simply like to take a look at them.

>>If women and men obtain equal rights all demographics comprised of women and men obtain equal rights<<

Here's a point on which we clearly agree. What I haven't yet been able to understand is where you see the inequality.

hi Loudmouth, i'm sorry you're having difficulty comprehending my posts but thanks for reiterating Australia's Constitution is "wildly out of touch, not just with the people, but with reality".

hi Pericles, thanks but i've already documented an oversufficiency of evidence of aghast incomprehension of male privilege with respect to Australia's governance here. Should you have further concerns perhaps you might consider proposing an archive thread.

While women have their place "it's perfectly obvious" that it was men who created the circumstances whereby women were freed from the necessity of hard labour to the extent that they now have the time to continually whine about how unfair everything is.
We stuffed up fella's.
Now that we've liberated them, they won't shut up.
How's that for gratitude!

Whistler,

Yes, you are right, I have great difficulty comprehending your oversufficiency of gibberish. If you ever write something sane and sensible, I will be happy to respond :)

Joe

Loudmouth:"If you ever write something sane and sensible, I will be happy to respond :)"

I'll sign that pledge.