Posted on 02/17/2005 4:21:50 PM PST by Deadbug Dale
I was just reading Article 2 of James Madison & Ben Franklin's opus magnus and started counting the number of times that masculine gender is indicated. Hmmm, I doesn't appear that Hildabeast (or "Law of the Sea" Condi for that matter) can even be president.:
Article II.
Section. 1.
Clause 1: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows
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Clause 6: In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, ...
Clause 7: The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
Clause 8: Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear ...
Section. 2.
Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Clause 2: He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint ...
Section. 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
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I stand in awe.
The sheer depth of idiocy required to reason out something of this magnitude, to endeavor to put into words your massive degree of cranial vacuity, let alone collect the energy needed to post it is staggering.
You sir are frightening.
LOL Good one, annie.
Because you were in "Breaking News" when you clicked post--DUH!
Sniff, sniff... is that ozone I'm smelling? I'll give you some time to convince us, otherwise, DD.
Didja just get let out of the latest meeting of the "He-man Woman Haters Club?"
Statistically women are better drivers then men. That is why our insurance rate are lower. :^p
Look at the post to which I was responding .... it's a joke, OK?
Thank you, I was trying to be concise.
I think I need a drink and possibly a shower.
I bet he will not answer any of our comments because object of this enterprise is to see how off the charts our response goes.
I see it being teased like a cat with a fake mouse.
Let's not be too hasty. This thread could prove one of the Great Ones, if it were to show up at DU. Imagine the hell that would break loose! Consider signing up there Deadbug, and let your pontificating at least reap laughs for us.
Breaking news?
Uh, I guess... Works better if you joke about what the person posted, though.
The English language maintains some gender-related pronoun definitions.
In French, every thing has a gender, Le (for male) or La (for female)
That's why it's Le Chien (the dog) and La chatte (the cat).
In the abscence of specifics, most items in English are deemed to be male. That's why there's no such thing as a "fisherwoman".
But some things do have female gender. For instance boats, which are usually referred to as "she"
So what you are saying wouldn't hold up in court for a second.
Is he young or dumb?
P.S. New York is not actually a very large apple.
You mean he/she/it.
Where is your tolerance and inclusiveness?
BTW, I guess W can't be president because it doesn't say anything about bushes running for the office.
Don't let the oldies get to you. They were once newbies but have short memories.
"Well, president, y'know, big deal. How can we revoke all the women's drivers licenses?"
1. You can revoke those female Illegal Immigrant driver's licenses; I can live with that.
2. My SUV will crush your Clown Car, so "Lead, Follow or Get Outta The Way." ;)
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