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]]> http://www.black-iris.com/2006/02/28/jordan-on-laws-political-freedom/#comment-5335 Women And Exclusive Politics at The Black Iris of Jordan Fri, 26 May 2006 01:39:33 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/?p=535#comment-5335 [...] These are the kinds of questions that wrap around my brain. And they’re all relevant because they have an actual effect on the political culture of my country, where absurd quota systems are imposed in the name of “encouraging political participation” when in reality it only forces people to not vote for women. It creates a tradition where people will vote for the person who they know is not ensured a seat to begin with. And this is only a small part of the problems with quotas which I’ve ranted on about several times in the past (and continue to do so in my mind) [...] [...] These are the kinds of questions that wrap around my brain. And they’re all relevant because they have an actual effect on the political culture of my country, where absurd quota systems are imposed in the name of “encouraging political participation” when in reality it only forces people to not vote for women. It creates a tradition where people will vote for the person who they know is not ensured a seat to begin with. And this is only a small part of the problems with quotas which I’ve ranted on about several times in the past (and continue to do so in my mind) [...]

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