Hyerdahl1 wrote:

> Re: Women Enforce Equal Rights AGAIN!

They didn't enforce equal rights, as no one has an inherent right to
join the Bay State Eagles, a private organization.  They forced
themselves on a club whose members didn't want them.  So much for the
"choice" they so often carp about.  We once had the right to associate
freely with whom we pleased, but this too is being eroded, and you call
that "equal rights."

> Bay State Eagles to admit women under settlement

They're sure going to be popular in that club.

> LAKEVILLE, Mass. (AP) - The Fraternal Order of Eagles has agreed to
admit women
> into its Massachusetts chapters to settle a sex discrimination
lawsuit brought
> by two women seeking membership to the Lakeville club.

At least the government can't men them stay in the club.  I predict
many will leave, as they likely would have joined such a club so they
could enjoy a woman-free space once in a while.  Now that it's been
taken away, they'll either join another club or gather somewhere else,
and women will go banging on that door too, demanding to be where they
are not wanted.

The right to associate freely includes the right to _not_ associate
with people you don't like.  Now this is being eroded.

It would be great if the little ladies showed up at the next meeting
only to find an empty room.  Perhaps they'd sue for that too.  

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