We're talking about a committee on the status of women, right? It's not a committee on abortion. To me, that issue is settled. A single anti-choice woman on the committee would have little or no practical ability to change this. I'm assuming here that women have other concerns. Am I wrong about this? I'd absolutely nominate an anti-capitalist to a free trade committee in order to foster objective debate. A lot of people have various views on different matters that often conflict with views held by others. In everyday life we generally don't get to choose to work only with people who agree with us about, well, everything. And it's why in a democracy we ideally get to choose from among parties and candidates that reflect a range of views on important issues.