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"Old fashioned." Lordy, what low self-esteem you must have.


Lordy, Now you done it.

Joyboy. I really liked your response and explanation on the vote and the amendment. It was well presented. Cleared up a lot of misunderstandings.
Could you post a source for your "facts" please?
I still think I would have voted against it being attached the the bill but that's just me.

But then you had to go and ruin it with that remark. I thought you were above that kind of thing.

Actually I would like to see this Arbitration Clause that says she could not sue if she was gang raped. I find that very hard to believe.

BTW it looks like the Democrats may have a problem with it as well.
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The anti-rape amendment introduced by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) may be stripped from the defense appropriations bill by Appropriations chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), the Huffington Post reports. Oct 23. 2009


As well as the Democrat sitting in the Oval Office
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As TPM reported earlier this week, the Department of Defense, along with the White House, opposes the amendment.


It seems the problem is not the intent of the amendment but in the wording and the way it is structured. As written the amendment may not be enforceable. That is why it may have been voted against. The white House and the DOD are working on something that would be enforceable.
Voting Yea on a badly written amendment or bill may very well be just as bad as voting Nay.

I'm surprised Franken would write a poorly written amendment. He did, after all, watch a lot of Perry Mason. confused

And it is of course much more sensational to simply say those sick republicans support Gang Rape.

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