A divided allegiance.

Entry from a previous blog.

Definitely worthy of a repost.

I have always been immensely interested in the political process; trying to always do my casual best to keep abreast of the issues of the world, especially in regards to my own country. I have been tremendously disappointed with the outcomes of the last two major political elections of my adult life (Gore's Loss, Kerry's utter dullness) but I have finally met a process I can get excited about. There are three impressive candidates on the democratic ticket (I'm officially unaffiliated with either party, but I definitely lean to the Left) and the front runners, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, are about to make history.

I'm the embodiment of a proud back woman and honestly, would be thrilled to have either Hillary or Barack make it to the white House. Being mildly addicted to New York Times.com, I have invested hours reading article upon article about the war between the Dems. Disregarding the many issues that led me to chose one candidate over the other, it was this quote that led me confirm that I had made the right choice in what aspect of myself I chose to represent:

During a heated meeting in New York City's Steinway Hall in 1869, Stanton wondered, "Shall American statesmen ... so amend their constitutions as to make their wives and mothers the political inferiors of unlettered and unwashed ditch-diggers, bootblacks, butchers and barbers, fresh from the slave plantations of the South?" At which point, Douglass rose, paid tribute to Stanton's years of work on civil rights for all, and replied, "When women, because they are women, are hunted down through the cities of New York and New Orleans; when they are dragged from their houses and hung from lampposts; when their children are torn from their arms and their brains dashed out upon the pavement; when they are objects of insult and rage at every turn; when they are in danger of having their homes burnt down... then they will have an urgency to obtain the ballot equal to our own."