Argumentative Essay On Female President

There is an African proverb which says, ,[1] “If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation” This nation, the United States of America, one nation under God, a nation which has been educated by our daughters, our sisters, our mothers, and our grandmothers. There are several reasons that Americans should be comfortable with the idea of a woman President. Women are as smart, and capable as men. Many women now have had the necessary administrative experience to do the job. A woman president may be less likely to resort to a war than men are. In this thesis, the point I will argue, is that America is ready for a female president. I will have paragraphs in my essay, about the legal qualifications to be a presidential candidate in this country, about a current female candidate who is legally qualified, smart, and capable and has administrative experience. I will mention an opposing view from a 2012 presidential candidate who is female. America is ready for a female president, and if not now…When.

[2] Qualifications for presidential candidates in the United States have remained the same since the year Washington accepted the presidency.

According to the US Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Age and Citizenship requirements are as follows: presidential candidate must be a natural born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older. There is also Term limit Amendment XXII, Section 1 - ratified February 27, 1951 stating No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. These requirements do not prohibit a woman from being president, yet this has yet to occur. If Not now…

when.
Currently there is a woman candidate running for president in the Democratic Party. She possess all of the legal qualifications, she has a resume which shows, she is just as capable as any male candidate. [3] She graduated Yale Law school, was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 200, and first lady of Arkansas, She was a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. She served under current President Barack Obama as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. She was a practicing lawyer, law professor, activist, and volunteer. The first thing her friends and family will tell you is that she’s never forgotten where she came from or who she’s been fighting for. “We need to raise pay, create good-paying jobs, and build an economy that works for everyone—not just those at the top. I’ll cut taxes for the middle class, raise the minimum wage, and ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share. I’ll invest in infrastructure and education. And I’ll help parents balance work and family. She is a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. She has fulfilled all assigned roles of what womanhood is supposed to be, and now she is ready to push the envelope, and become the first female president of the United States. America should be glad to have her as their leader, and if not now … when.

Now I would like to briefly talk about, the view of a woman who does not think America is ready for a female president. [4] Rep. Michele Bachmann. A Republican, she is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, who represented Minnesota's 6th congressional district, a post she held from 2007 to 2015. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, as well as St. Cloud. She was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election, and she dropped out in January 2012 after finishing in sixth place in the Iowa caucuses. Bachmann previously served in the Minnesota State Senate, and is the first Republican woman to represent the state in Congress. She is a supporter of the Tea Party movement, and a founder of the House Tea Party Caucus. I am citing an article stating her opinion on America being ready for a female president [5] Americans still “aren’t ready” for a female president, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) told syndicated columnist Cal Thomas in an interview earlier this week. “I don’t think there is a lot of pent-up desire for a woman president,” she said. Michelle Bachman then goes on to bad mouth Hillary Clinton and President Obama “If Clinton were elected, “effectively she would be Obama’s third and fourth term in office,” Bachmann said, calling Clinton “the godmother of Obamacare.” But while Obama was “new and different,” Clinton is an old-timer who is less likely to excite voters, she said. Plus, she’s a woman, and she isn’t black, which Bachmann hinted is one of the reasons why people voted for Obama. “I think there was a cachet about having an African-American president because of guilt,” she said. “People don’t hold guilt for a woman.” I restate my position that although America is ready for a female president, it does not mean they will vote one into office. If not now … when.

There is a Serenity Prayer, which should be said once a day for every challenging decision or action one is about to do. [6] “God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference." Accepting and electing a female as president of the United States is a courageous change. Not accepting a capable and qualified candidate because the candidate is female is unacceptable. Americans have the option to use courage and change. There are enough Americans who can, and should courageously change the way things have been, into the way things could be. I do believe Americans are ready for a female president, and with that I leave you with something to think about, and while you are reading the lyrics from verse 2 of James Brown song “It’s a Man's Man's Man's world” ask yourself …. If not now … when.