i think i'd move to mn. al franken has impressed the HELL out of me already. plus minneapolis is supposed to be pretty damn cool. (i was supposed to go several times for work years ago, but i don't fly well so i made them come here)
i've written about halliburton and kbr and xe and all of 'em LOTS of times before. i've written how jamie leigh jones was (i believe she was but i guess i have to say allegedly) raped by her fellow kbr employees in iraq. to make it even worse (as if it COULD be worse) she (initially) wasn't allowed to pursue this in the us court system. SHE IS NOW.
so now 30 republicans are telling us it's ok for women to be raped by us military contractors. well that's what i'm reading out of this.
GOP votes against measure to help victims of rape at govt. contractors
Political commentators are accusing Senate Republicans of hypocrisy -- and even outright support of rape -- after thirty of them voted against a measure to de-fund military contractors who prevent rape victims from seeking justice.
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced an amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would prevent the federal government from funding contractors whose employee contracts prevent workers from pursuing allegations of rape against co-workers.
The measure passed the Senate by a vote of 68 to 30, with all 30 'no' votes being cast by Republicans. Notably, 10 Senate Republicans voted for the measure, including all four female Republican senators.
Franken was inspired to push the amendment by the story of Jamie Leigh Jones, who was an employee of KBR -- at the time a subsidiary of Halliburton -- working in Baghdad's Green Zone when she was allegedly gang-raped by other KBR workers.
In a harrowing expose, ABC News recounted how Jones was locked in a shipping container, denied access to communication with the outside world, and told she would lose her job if she left Iraq or sought medical attention..............
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