Posted by Meyer on
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He's talking about "gatherings" and "deliberations", not about voting.  And of course slavery has no relevance whatsoever here, although the progressive (i.e. big government) set never fails to bring it up in response to any mention of the Founding Fathers.

The point is, men need regular, exclusive meetings among themselves to air out issues and chart courses of action.  This idea was recognized up until fairly recently in our history with single-sex schools and clubs.  When women have to be included in every group, men lose their separate identities and civilization starts to crumble.