"Ronald Helm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
It is about time that NOW comes out of the closet and stands up for women in
the workplace. Ron
WASHINGTON (April 20, 1998 10:25 a.m. EDT http://www.nando.net) -- The
National Organization for Women is considering whether to file a
friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Paula Jones in her lawsuit
against President Clinton.
Patricia Ireland, head of NOW, said Monday the organization is in the
process of consulting with its 500 chapters across the country to
determine whether filing the brief would help the greater cause of women
in the workplace.
"What we are talking about is the strategy of having women-friendly
workplaces and schools, not just for Paula Jones in this case, but for
all women in the workplace or in school," she said on ABC's "Good
Morning America. " "So we're looking, for instance, at whether this is
the right case."
Attorneys for Jones said Sunday they are seeking support from national
women's groups for her case in which she alleges that Clinton exposed
himself to her in a hotel room in 1991 when he was governor of Arkansas
and she was a state employee.
A federal judge dismissed the suit April 1. Jones plans to appeal.
Feminist groups largely have been silent on the matter. Ireland said
Monday that initial attempts to offer their support were rejected by
Jones.
"In this case, Paula Jones chose her forum, which was federal district
court, and she also chose her friends," Ireland said. "She rebuffed our
efforts to help her and went with the right wing."
Ireland denied that her group was siding with the Clinton administration
by not speaking out in support of Jones earlier, saying that she has
never shied away from taking on the White House. Instead, she said, the
organization's main consideration is whether the case will further the
interests of women nationwide.
"In this highly charged, political and partisan case, we may not see
this ... as the best way to improve the lot of women in the workplace,"
Ireland said. "We don't want bad law made, and I certainly don't trust
the right-wingers who are judging the strategy on this case."
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
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