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Franken's anti-rape amendment becomes law
Posted: Dec 22, 2009
Monday, December 21st, 2009 -- 7:35 pm
Over the unexplained objections of 30 Republican Senators, an anti-rape amendment authored by Senator Al Franken (D-MN) became law Monday with President Obama's signature on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010.
The provision was sparked by the gang-rape of a 19-year-old Kellogg, Brown & Root employee by her coworkers in Iraq. After returning to the United States, Jamie Leigh Jones found she couldn't sue the company because of a clause in her employment contract.
Franken's amendment to the Defense Appropriations Act prohibits companies from using employment contracts to bar litigation over sexual assault or discrimination.
When the Senate took up Franken's measure, 30 Republicans voted against it. None cared to explain why, with some suggesting it's simply not the government's business to rewrite employment contracts.
In an especially well-publicized confrontation, a tearful Jones asking Senator David Vitter (R-LA) why he wouldn't support the amendment. He simply walked away.
The group of Senators eventually become a target of a satirical Web site called "Republicans for Rape."
It was also opposed by the Obama administration and the Department of Defense, though the president declared that he supports the "intent" of the amendment.
The administration came around to supporting the amendment after two key changes were made. "The restriction will only apply to companies whose contracts with the government amounts to $1 million or more (which includes most defense contractors)," noted Talking Points Memo. "It can also be waived for national security concerns -- but the secretary of defense will have to personally explain the waiver."
http://rawstory.com/2009/12/frankens-antirape-amendment-law/
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Franken and Grayson... - NJ
[ In Reply To ..]...are my heroes.
The republicans who think this law wasn't necessary are very out of touch. And that is putting it kindly (because it's the holiday season, doncha know ;)
NJ
Wow, 2 fat blowhards are your heroes. Mine are people like firefighters and police and our military. - AzRain
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Because... - NJ
[ In Reply To ..]...no elected republicans are worthy? We agree on something!
NJ
No NJ, because they're politicians. ALL politicians lie, including your precious Bambi. - AzRain
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Why do you call him Bambi? - is it the ears?
[ In Reply To ..]Serious question, thanks.
in my part of the country - peruser
[ In Reply To ..]they call that sort of comment supercilious.
I admire them also - peruser
[ In Reply To ..]Loved when Franken denied Lieberman a continuation.
That says a lot about you. -only want free speech when - agree with you! -hypocritical.nm
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Not the first time - NJ
[ In Reply To ..]There were cries (McCain comes to mind) of that never happening before. But McCain himself used the same procedure before.
It was a polite exchange and followed senate rules. And the wingnuts tried to blow it up into something nasty.
No surprise there, huh?
NJ
When did McCain use it, huh? Example? not seen this.nm - Dallas
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Here ya go. - Nikki
[ In Reply To ..]http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/18/mccain-hypocrisy-franken/
Nope!! Was already talked about. The guy had ALREADY - had SEVERAL extensions.
[ In Reply To ..]not a fair comparison, that is, unless you are a left-winger and see everything your way only.
Thanks Nikki - NJ
[ In Reply To ..]I suspected someone would demand proof. Thanks for the backup.
McCain is getting on in years. Soon he'll be able to use Reagan's excuse, "I don't remember." In the meantime, he's just one more on the long list of liars trying to make the dems, any dem, look bad.
Sore losers, the whole lot of them.
NJ
No problem, NJ. (sm) - Nikki
[ In Reply To ..]It doesn't seem that the proof I supplied was good enough but no surprises there.
Not only sore losers, but I've never seen such rabid anger and blind hatred before. They even resort to prayer that a Democrat "won't make it" to the vote. The biggest joke they've tried is recently asking for a Democrat with "courage" and used JFK and Teddy Kennedy's names (as in "Profile in Courage), when the Kennedys have always been in favor of healthcare reform. It's sad, but it's also becoming actually kind of scary as they reveal more and more about themselves.
Franken. You can bet anything he does is for HIM. - The man is a big farce...ughhh.nm
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