Hey ALTRAV,
"You say, 'who cares'? well there are those of us who do care..."

Well, you'd be an idiot then, no offense.

And because I don't mean offense, I'll tell you why.
All raising this issue achieves is to devolve us to the level of fighting over 'Battle of the Sexes', and gender / identity politics instead of focussing on the merits (or shortcomings) of political class, their systems and policies itself.

I told you all long ago, if they makes the rules for us, then we should make the rules for them, otherwise there is no real balance of power as they decide their own rules; lies and unaccountability.

It is a diversion Opinionated2.

Imagine your being chased by a group of people and dogs; you come across a big steaming pile of faces and decide to smear yourself with said excrement to get those chasing you off your trail.

Well this argument, is that feces.

I'm not going to lower myself to arguing 'Battle of the Sexes' when we hardly elect leaders on their merit or ability to do the job in the first place.

TV pretty car salesmen who tell the most convincing lies;
And who only care for power that doesn't actually end with Federal politics but Global politics.
Incompetent monkeys in Parliament who grandstand and throw crap at each other whist being paid handsomely for doing so; whilst selling their constituents out to foreign, global and special interests.
(And use guilt card, victim card etc to manipulate the people with their PC agendas)
That's who we elect.

"That's who we elect."

With the exception of the Shooters Fishers and Farmers' Party MPs and a few others.

AC, 'who cares'? I was quoting you sir. I agree with you completely. The issue I have is one no-one wants to talk about, and yes it is as you say, 'the battle of the sexes'. I see no battle. I see clear and well trodden paths that have stood the test of time. I do believe men are the authoritative figure in life. I also believe that the crap we have in parliament display quite a different demeanor. So given the choice of man or woman in a position of authority, for me the choice has never changed from the beginning of time. In trying to accommodate women, men have stepped too far back to allow the women room to 'have a go'. In stepping back they have stepped into a mountain of excrement which the women have quickly turned around and instead of reaching out to pull them out, have instead pushed them in further. Now we are so far in the shite it's going to be a hard trot to get back to where we were before all this PC crap took hold. First thing I would like to see is people telling the truth, even if they feel embarrassed doing so. Then we start to see the true lay of the land, and not this farcical of a joke we live in now. PC must be destroyed and never used in any discussion or debate, ever! To use PC is to lie. At the very least, not expressing the true situation, for fear of offending someone. If what you say is true, how can you offend? And if you are so inclined, then please do not engage in any debates or discussions as your input will be moot.

ALTRAV,

Solid stuff. Politics, like many other male pursuits, is no place for women. I think women demean themselves by going into politics. As a member of Australian Conservatives, I recently had the opportunity to vote on nominees for canditure. There was a woman in the list, but she wasn't suitable in my view. I cannot categorically say that there could never could be a woman suited to the job but, to date, there has never been one I would vote for. I respect woman who act like women. Not PC, I know, but our country and society takes precedence over gender and identify politics.

The following link is an interesting read.
Especially the Conclusion at the end:

http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1415/WomanAustParl