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Trumped-Up Political Policies

Is the hashtag calling to repeal the 19th Amendment just more "locker room talk"?

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Some of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s more aggressive supporters took to Twitter to discuss their stance on a woman’s right to vote through the trending hashtag “#RepealThe19th.” The hashtag was created following the release of a poll that showed that Trump would win the presidential election if just men were voting. Therefore, the most logical solution is to petition to abolish the amendment that granted women the right to vote.

This incident comes less than a week after videos were released of Trump’s explicit conversation in which he bragged about grabbing female genitalia and kissing women without their permission, both of which are clear violations of appropriate conduct that indicate a presidential hopeful is unsuitable for office. The candidate dismissed the remarks that depict him initiating unwanted sexual contact, also known as sexual assault, as “locker room talk.”

Soon after this occurrence, two women were empowered to come forward with their respective encounters with the presidential candidate, during which Trump was inappropriate in his conduct towards them. Their stories depict similar circumstances as described on the recording, including unwarranted touching and uninvited kissing, which Trump feels he is entitled to because of his stardom. That seems reasonable, right?


However heinous, this isn’t too hard to believe, as a lawsuit emerged in which a woman accuses Trump of raping her when she was thirteen. To make the scheduling convenient for the presidential hopeful, the case won’t be tried until after the election.

This nation is responsible for Donald Trump’s rise to power. America has the potential to elect a man to be our next president whose administration would promote a nation of “locker room talk.” I advise all women to exercise their right to vote in this election--- who knows what might happen to the the 19th Amendment should Trump be elected into power?

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