Edwards Promotes Women's Rights in NH High School

[JohnLocke]

Edwards Promotes Women's Rights in NH
By Holly Ramer--Associated Press
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards told high school students Tuesday that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to treat women as equals to men.

During a brief appearance at Merrimack High School, several members of a women's studies class asked the former North Carolina senator to identify and propose solutions to the most prominent issues surrounding women's rights.

Edwards said the issues he has focused on, such as ending poverty and creating universal health care coverage, are women's issues because they affect more women than men.

"I want to be the president who is the most aggressive about enforcing our laws against discrimination against women," he said. "It's about time we actually treat women equally in the United States of America as a moral matter and matter of equality under the law."

Edwards cited pay equity as another major issue and criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision to limit the time workers have to sue their employers for pay discrimination.

In May, the court threw out a Goodyear employee's complaint that she earned thousands of dollars less than her male counterparts, ruling that she filed it too late.

"How is it the woman is supposed to know? They've put the responsibility on her to figure out what the people around her are being paid. This is an example of a distorted view of the law," Edwards said. "When women are being discriminated against, they need to have an effective right to enforce the laws that prevent that discrimination."
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[Drum]

1. Right on!

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[Triana]

2. YEA! (n/t)

[1932]

3. A note about why his answers to this question are so good...

The way Edwards has framed his campaign (he will address poverty, economic and political power imbalance, the destruction of middle and working class) is a logical and accurate assessment of the problems with the world.

When he answers questions like this one, he's really able to fit them within his frame, and I think it really solidifies for people a sense of what he stands for and what he'll do as president that is so much more powerful than any of the other candidates are able to achieve.

[Ninga]

4. I will say it one more time, I trust that Edwards has a strategy and a plan that will

either work or not. If he succeeds, at the odds and competition he has, then he will be a terrific President.

The well thought out answer he gave to the students, and 1932"s assessement of Edwards "framing" his campaign, are prime examples of Edwards approach.

[JohnLocke]

5. Kick (nt)