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Originally Posted by honeychile
I think the only thing that Byrd has to worry about is Father Time. President> Vice President> Speaker of the House> Secretary of State.
I agree with the other dissenters who have posted, but I also feel that the post should be held by a man. Yeah, I know that's not a popular opinion, but our SoS should be able to speak to and be respected by foreign leaders of all religions.
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I understand what you are saying and in the short term it may seem reasonable, but basically it rewards the sexism of other nations and perpetuates their bias. If we're ever really in a situation where we believe the sex of the SoS will make a difference in achieving OUR aims, since so far we've had male Presidents, we can handle things at a different level.