Anti-Rape Amendment Survives. Pro-Rape Corporations and Republicans Still Unhappy and Surprised.

[evildevil]

Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment Survives

An amendment that would prevent the government from working with contractors who deny victims of sexual assault the right to bring their case in court has survived attempts to dull its impact and seems poised to become law.The Senate Committee on Appropriation passed, on Tuesday, a defense appropriations bill

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[epicet]

All told, the legislation would affect all major and many minor contractors, forcing them to choose between allowing litigation for their employees or forfeiting the hundreds of millions in dollars that are doled out annually in contracts by the federal government.

Oh poor babies. So persecuted.

[mindrtist]

You keep going Al. Even if it means bucking your party (if you're totally in the right and they're just digging in their heels over moneyyyyyyy).

Too bad Phil Hartman isn't around anymore, he'd make an excellent politician, lol.

[ididthatonce]

You go Al Coco.

[belleweather]

He's making me less and less sad that I had to move to MN and give up Feingold as my Senator every day!

[after_the_rain]

Go Franken!

Also, I'm very glad to see an article here that adequately demonstrates how rape is politicized instead of articles that are like, "someone raped someone OMG." We got way too many of those as of late.