Call Out 30 GOP Senators Who Voted Against Rape Victims
Target:30 GOP Senators who voted against amendment; CC: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Sponsored by:Care2
On October 7, 30 Republican senators opposed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would prohibit defense contractors like Halliburton/KBR from getting federal money "if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court."
Senator Al Franken introduced the amendment to the appropriations bill to prevent a complete disregard for the rights of rape victims after hearing the story of a Halliburton/KBR employee who claimed she was gang raped but her employment contract prevented her from taking legal action.
Ten GOP Senators voted for the amendment, and it passed -- but the 30 others must know how outraged we are that they didn't vote for giving legal rights to rape victims! These senators are: Alexander (R-TN), Barrasso (R-WY), Bond (R-MO), Brownback (R-KS), Bunning (R-KY), Burr (R-NC), Chambliss (R-GA), Coburn (R-OK), Cochran (R-MS), Corker (R-TN), Cornyn (R-TX), Crapo (R-ID), DeMint (R-SC), Ensign (R-NV), Enzi (R-WY), Graham (R-SC), Gregg (R-NH), Inhofe (R-OK), Isakson (R-GA), Johanns (R-NE), Kyl (R-AZ), McCain (R-AZ), McConnell (R-KY), Risch (R-ID), Roberts (R-KS), Sessions (R-AL), Shelby (R-AL), Thune (R-SD), Vitter (R-LA) and Wicker (R-MS).
If you are a constituent of one of these senators, we'll send your letter directly to him. If your senators both voted for the amendment, we'll send your letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell -- who also voted against it and leads the GOP in the Senate. Sign today!
We took action on “Call Out 30 GOP Senators Who Voted Against Rape Victims”!
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4:17 am PST, Nov 21,Alexandra MAUVE, France
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3:54 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, Ireland
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3:33 am PST, Nov 21,Ritva Janhonen, Finland
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2:36 am PST, Nov 21,Elizabeth Price, New York
It seems that the attitude here is that the work comes first and the rape victim really has a job in a "man's world" so she should "take the lumps of the job like a man" and let it roll off her back. It's as though they have no time for "such nonsense". It's terrible that you, Senator, joined 29 of your male Republican colleagues in voting against Sen. Al Franken's Defense Appropriations amendment that would prohibit federal defense contractors like Halliburton/KBR from getting money if they seek damages in the workplace from crimes like rape, assault, battery and discrimination. Gang rape is a horrendous experience for a woman or a man. The Federal Defense Contractors embarrassingly enough, have employed sexual predators in this case. What else are they? They gang raped a helpless woman. How sick is that?
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2:17 am PST, Nov 21,Donna Englund, Pennsylvania
I truly do not understand how you could oppose this. What could possibly be your reasoning? This is not just cause for embarassment but public and personal shame.
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2:03 am PST, Nov 21,Elainna Crowell, Canada
I am astonished, shamed and deeply hurt, that 30 members of my father's Party saw fit to vote against Al Franken's amendment! My father would turn over in his grave. Do you sincerely believe that your constituents would approve of this action? Shame on you.
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1:49 am PST, Nov 21,Mona Chatelain, North Carolina
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12:33 am PST, Nov 21,Hege Wolleng, Norway
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12:19 am PST, Nov 21,Abdessalam Diab, Egypt
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12:08 am PST, Nov 21,Ralph Xx, Germany
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11:34 pm PST, Nov 20,Betty Sarno, Philippines
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11:03 pm PST, Nov 20,George Yenoki, California
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10:33 pm PST, Nov 20,Rachel D, Arizona
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10:06 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, New York
WHAT IF THIS WERE YOUR DAUGHTER!!!??????
HOW COULD ANY HUMAN FEEL OK WITH THEMSELVES AFTER VOTING AGAINST THIS?
WOW IT SADDENS ME HOW PATHETIC OUR COUNTRY'S LEADERS ARE.
IM JUST SO FURIOUS I CANT EVEN FIND WORDS.
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9:54 pm PST, Nov 20,Roxann Contrenchis, Louisiana
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9:54 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
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9:46 pm PST, Nov 20,Soo Thacker, Alaska
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9:21 pm PST, Nov 20,Cassandra Toney, New York
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9:14 pm PST, Nov 20,Sara Neveu, New Hampshire
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8:32 pm PST, Nov 20,Simon Wood, Australia
Let's ensure a life free from violence for all women.
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8:19 pm PST, Nov 20,Kekuhoumana Ka'ahea, California
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7:51 pm PST, Nov 20,Michael Grosheim, North Carolina
As an elected official, acting on behalf of your constituents, who are you representing when you block the efforts to protect women from such a violent crime?
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5:27 pm PST, Nov 20,Charlene Shumate, Arkansas
Hopefully your constituents in the respective states you represent will remember this at election time. Be certain we will remind them and make certain this travels all over the US. Typical Republican thinking!!!!!!!!
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4:49 pm PST, Nov 20,Mitzi Koehl, North Carolina
have YOU ever been raped?
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4:42 pm PST, Nov 20,Noel Smith, Texas
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4:41 pm PST, Nov 20,MICHAEL MISSELL, Arizona
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4:34 pm PST, Nov 20,Lucy Bolton, New Zealand
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4:19 pm PST, Nov 20,Katie Hick, Oregon
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4:18 pm PST, Nov 20,Timothy Mullen, United Kingdom
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4:10 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, Trinidad And Tobago
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4:05 pm PST, Nov 20,Marcla Clarke, Florida
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3:45 pm PST, Nov 20,Gary Sumpter, Missouri
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3:10 pm PST, Nov 20,Tabatha Horn, Virginia
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3:07 pm PST, Nov 20,Patricia Herrick, Montana
Why would any of you vote against rape victims? Was it only politics? Shame on yoU all. Yea for senator Franken.
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2:53 pm PST, Nov 20,Nancy Myrick, Texas
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2:53 pm PST, Nov 20,Janice Pumphrey-Willison, Maryland
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2:36 pm PST, Nov 20,Kathleen Robertson, Oklahoma
this was a pretty cut and dried amendment that should have been put into action some time ago, I'm truly saddened and shocked that you didn't consider this law nessicary. Many businesses will try to get away with anything they can having no morals and you should have taken that into consideration. Here in this country people would have child labor an slave wages if it weren't for federal and state laws against it. In Calif this is proven repeatedly over busts at Chinese sweat shops and Mexican same, sincerely, Kathleen
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2:31 pm PST, Nov 20,Deborah Black, Illinois
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2:18 pm PST, Nov 20,Leslie Steinert, New Jersey
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1:15 pm PST, Nov 20,Agnes Agnesa, Thailand
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1:09 pm PST, Nov 20,Lilac Alfke, Texas
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1:05 pm PST, Nov 20,Cheryl Steele, Washington
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1:04 pm PST, Nov 20,Michele Remenar, Pennsylvania
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12:59 pm PST, Nov 20,Gretchen Small, Alaska
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12:51 pm PST, Nov 20,June Harrison, New Jersey
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12:49 pm PST, Nov 20,Joan Ciccarone, New York
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12:39 pm PST, Nov 20,Gustavo Gomes, Portugal
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12:38 pm PST, Nov 20,Sheryl Sutterfield, California
