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Monday, May 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Politician fights for women's pleasure

But contrary to reports, she isn't trying to "decree orgasm by law."
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Tuesday, May 6, 2008 05:37 AM

    Sometimes outrageous is what you need.

    I think this woman is smart enough to know that putting a woman's right to sexual pleasure into the nation's Constitution is ridiculous and bound to generate outrage -- and that's exactly the point. To shake up the status quo, you need to do some shaking. It gets people talking and arguing and, in the end, thinking. That's part of how you make change.

    —DurianJoe Read DurianJoe's other letters

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