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To: sentis1

You said — “Prostitution was legal under the government formed by the founding Fathers and only became illegal when Women got the right to vote.”

So was slavery legal under the government formed by the founding fathers. It took a Civil War to get rid of that one.

Fortunately in this case, it didn’t take a Civil War to get rid of it — only the women’s vote....


106 posted on 05/09/2007 8:30:52 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler

I have to say these are misleading statements.

Women never were prohibited from voting by the national government. Women voted in NJ in national elections from the very start. They were prohibited later when a politico was upset they voted against him.

Until the 19A it was up to the states who could vote. Women were nowhere automatically barred from voting in the US.


113 posted on 05/09/2007 8:38:04 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: Star Traveler

I’m not saying prostitution was correct I am saying it was legal and the attitudes of the Founding Fathers saw no reason to make it illegal it was the attitudes of the first women voters that put the nail in the prostitution coffin for most of the nation.


166 posted on 05/09/2007 10:41:57 AM PDT by sentis1
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To: Star Traveler

Slavery deprives people of their GOD given right to liberty through force. Which of these three; life/liberty/property does prostitution deprive people of through force?


250 posted on 05/10/2007 8:03:02 AM PDT by TheKidster (you can only trust government to grow, consolidate power and infringe upon your liberties.)
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