Because men were not around to do jobs. They had all entered into the military.
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Panama canal, allowed for goods to be transported between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, without having to go past a dangerous path underneath Argentina
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Answer: The Supreme Court narrowly voted in favor of allowing prayers to continue in opening government meetings in 2014.
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A challenge to discontinue prayers in opening government meetings stayed in the Supreme Court for 7 years before being narrowly upheld by 1 a one-vote majority.
Those who opposed prayers in opening government meetings argued that it favored Christianity over other religions.