Gomer Opposes Bill Promoting Female Scientists Because It ‘Discriminates’ Against Men

[KamaAina]

http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/science/texas-goper-opposes-bill-promoting-female-scientists-because-god-didnt-make-us-equal-video/

Texas U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert, who represents the first district of Tyler, Longview, and Nacadoches, had an interesting rationale for not supporting two bills, HR4742 and HR4755: Women shouldn’t be encouraged to go into science. Both bills are designed to promote more opportunities for female scientists in the commercial market....

It’s hard to imagine anyone who would oppose such positive and empowering programs designed to help young women across the nation. But during a vote on HR4755 on March 22, three U.S. representatives managed to fill that role. U.S. Rep. Gohmert, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), and U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) were the only three dissenting votes....

Gohmert may be the first congressman to invoke Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and legendary physicist and chemist Marie Curie while arguing against a bill designed to encourage education and opportunities for young women....

Because lord knows that there just aren’t enough men in commercial science fields, right? Perhaps the congressman should sponsor a bill focused on the promotion of more white males in various fields of industry, like Hollywood for example?

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Gomer's an ass, but what kind of district is he in that supports his nonsense?

[alp227]

2. This article contains a lot of fake quotes. Gohmert is still a dummy.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/04/02/stop-citing-newslo-or-politicops-or-ifyouonlynews-please/

[MisterP]

3. I presume then he'll pump up STEM and ed funding to make it fairer, then!

[davidn3600]

4. Why no talk of a bill promoting men to go into education fields?

Right now, there is an increasing shortage of male teachers. Men are leaving that profession and there is worry many young boys (especially minority boys) won't have sufficient male role models.

Why not a program that encourages men to go into education and encourages women to go into science? If we are truly looking to equalize the fields, this should be what we should aim for, right?

[liberalhistorian]

7. Whoosh!!!

And right over your head the point goes!

[liberal N proud]

5. Gomer must be really insecure in his masculinity or lack there of.

[BlueMTexpat]

6. Seriously Texans, is there nothing you can

do to get this first-class a**hole out of Congress? What can we do to help?