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WineKitty · 10-21-2009, 03:46 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_321985.html

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In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her Halliburton/KBR co-workers while working in Iraq and locked in a shipping container for over a day to prevent her from reporting her attack. The rape occurred outside of U.S. criminal jurisdiction, but to add serious insult to serious injury she was not allowed to sue KBR because her employment contract said that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration--a process that overwhelmingly favors corporations.
This year, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) proposed an amendment that would deny defense contracts to companies that ask employees to sign away the right to sue. It passed, but it wasn't the slam dunk Jon Stewart expected. Instead the amendment received 30 nay votes all from Republicans. "I understand we're a divided country, some disagreements on health care. How is ANYONE against this?" He asked.

Unbelievable.

BeNice · 10-21-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by WineKitty

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_321985.html

Unbelievable.

It's a man's world, after all. Old sick men getting their way just coming a little more into the open than it normally does. This will fade away within a few weeks and it'll be forgotten for the most part.

Breakfast0fChampions · 10-21-2009, 03:53 PM

Wow. I don't even know what to say to that.

coldmorning · 10-21-2009, 04:11 PM

That's beyond f'ed up. Those 'nay' voters don't even have to pretend they're not bought out by corporate interests and they still get elected.

If I had it my way, I'd make it illegal for any politician to take a penny from corporations or lobbyists... they wouldn't even be allowed to accept a disposable pen. And they should be barred from working in the private sector for five years after they leave office (they can work in interim government or non-profit jobs if they don't get re-elected). I'd also make it illegal for elected officials to hold any stocks other than in mutual funds.

Public officials should be serving the public... not corporations. It's mind-boggling how so many Republicans 'serve' their terms and then go off on some cushy job for a company that they coincidently kept pushing favorable legislation for.

rcapo89 · 10-21-2009, 04:55 PM

I am speechless after reading this article. How can humans be so evil? How do those men live with themselves?

Mr. Frostie · 10-21-2009, 05:23 PM

What's up with those Republicans? I thought Republicans were supposed to be tough on crime and pro-death penalty and all that.

This is unjust. This kind of thing shouldn't happen to American citizens. I hope she sues anyway and takes them to the cleaners.

pyramidsong · 10-21-2009, 07:01 PM

"I thought Republicans were supposed to be tough on crime and pro-death penalty and all that."

Sure, when the perpetrator is black, poor or liberal.

When it's their own, anything goes.

ivankaramazov · 10-21-2009, 08:40 PM

1 out of hundreds raped that day in Iraq.

ivankaramazov · 10-21-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by rcapo89

I am speechless after reading this article. How can humans be so evil? How do those men live with themselves?

The whole story is pretty messed up. Had she not gotten word to her family while she was "detained" she probably would have just disappeared.

Witan · 10-21-2009, 09:03 PM

It's sad that I'm not in the least surprised that it was opposed by the Republicans.

millenniumman75 · 10-21-2009, 09:25 PM

Consider the source of the article.

This is still a bad thing to happen.

ecotec83 · 10-21-2009, 09:50 PM

That is disgusting, but sadly money runs politics, so large corporations always have a lot of leverage when it comes to political issues.

millenniumman75 · 10-21-2009, 09:52 PM

They shouldn't, but look what happened with the stimulus stuff

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EagerMinnow84 · 10-21-2009, 09:56 PM

The source has nothing to do with it. She was gang raped and they tried to cover it up and the Republican senators voted against the proposed amendment. It is sick.

millenniumman75 · 10-21-2009, 10:03 PM

Were there Democrats who voted no?
This seems to be yet another case of Republican-bashing. That's why I said consider the source - there was no mention of any Democrats other than Al Franken, and I wouldn't put much money on him at all.

EagerMinnow84 · 10-21-2009, 10:19 PM

It passed 68-30. The 30 nays were republican.

hi im joe · 10-21-2009, 10:30 PM

Has Fox "News" covered this at all?

Amelia · 10-22-2009, 03:19 AM

That is unbelievable. How could that have been legal? How could anyone vote against the amendment?

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Originally Posted by millenniumman75

Were there Democrats who voted no?
This seems to be yet another case of Republican-bashing.

They are all Republicans according to the Senate's roll-call of votes (linked in the original post). Here are the nays grouped together. McCain is one of them. Wonder what it feels like to have voted for someone who believes that gang rape is all in a good cause.

Atticus · 10-22-2009, 06:45 AM

It's difficult to know what to say in response to stories like this. They are hard to believe, and not in the sense that they lack credibility, but in the sense that if I created a corporation like Haliburton in some work of fiction, it would seem cartoonishly unreal. this isn't fiction, though, and this crap certainly isn't funny.

rcapo89 · 10-22-2009, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hi im joe

Has Fox "News" covered this at all?

Fox News has not covered this at all!!!!! Sometimes bias shows its face when a subject is completely ignored. As a country we are all being lied to by our "news" organizations that are run by corporations.

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rcapo89 Status: Exploring the moon Europa Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia (northeast of Atlanta) Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 840	I am speechless after reading this article. How can humans be so evil? How do those men live with themselves? __________________ I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more. - Anne Frank

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pyramidsong Status: The b**** is back Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Female Posts: 1,570	"I thought Republicans were supposed to be tough on crime and pro-death penalty and all that." Sure, when the perpetrator is black, poor or liberal. When it's their own, anything goes. __________________ When I'm at the pearly gates, this'll all be on my videotape...

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Witan Status: O fortuna, velut luna Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Iowa Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 640	It's sad that I'm not in the least surprised that it was opposed by the Republicans. __________________ YouTube Men's SA Group - request invite by PM

10-21-2009, 09:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,666	Consider the source of the article. This is still a bad thing to happen. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-21-2009, 04:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
coldmorning Status: Add water and shake Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Gender: Male Posts: 2,125	That's beyond f'ed up. Those 'nay' voters don't even have to pretend they're not bought out by corporate interests and they still get elected. If I had it my way, I'd make it illegal for any politician to take a penny from corporations or lobbyists... they wouldn't even be allowed to accept a disposable pen. And they should be barred from working in the private sector for five years after they leave office (they can work in interim government or non-profit jobs if they don't get re-elected). I'd also make it illegal for elected officials to hold any stocks other than in mutual funds. Public officials should be serving the public... not corporations. It's mind-boggling how so many Republicans 'serve' their terms and then go off on some cushy job for a company that they coincidently kept pushing favorable legislation for.

10-21-2009, 05:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Frostie Status: Frostie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 708	What's up with those Republicans? I thought Republicans were supposed to be tough on crime and pro-death penalty and all that. This is unjust. This kind of thing shouldn't happen to American citizens. I hope she sues anyway and takes them to the cleaners.

10-21-2009, 08:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
ivankaramazov Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 237	1 out of hundreds raped that day in Iraq.

10-21-2009, 09:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
ecotec83 Status: Ascending from the dark Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 367	That is disgusting, but sadly money runs politics, so large corporations always have a lot of leverage when it comes to political issues. __________________ ~Our greatest battles are those with our own mind.~

10-21-2009, 09:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,666	They shouldn't, but look what happened with the stimulus stuff . __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-21-2009, 09:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
EagerMinnow84 Status: Living in Technicolor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dancing with Gene Kelly Gender: Female Posts: 1,189	The source has nothing to do with it. She was gang raped and they tried to cover it up and the Republican senators voted against the proposed amendment. It is sick. __________________ I don't know, I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool

10-21-2009, 10:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,666	Were there Democrats who voted no? This seems to be yet another case of Republican-bashing. That's why I said consider the source - there was no mention of any Democrats other than Al Franken, and I wouldn't put much money on him at all. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-21-2009, 10:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
EagerMinnow84 Status: Living in Technicolor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dancing with Gene Kelly Gender: Female Posts: 1,189	It passed 68-30. The 30 nays were republican. __________________ I don't know, I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool

10-21-2009, 10:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
hi im joe Status: and i have social anxiety Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 56	Has Fox "News" covered this at all?

10-22-2009, 06:45 AM	#19 (permalink)
Atticus Status: under a sheltering sky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Age: 52 Posts: 3,531	It's difficult to know what to say in response to stories like this. They are hard to believe, and not in the sense that they lack credibility, but in the sense that if I created a corporation like Haliburton in some work of fiction, it would seem cartoonishly unreal. this isn't fiction, though, and this crap certainly isn't funny. __________________ Basically I'm just gonna walk the earth. ....You know, like Caine in Kung Fu - walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures." Jules after his epiphany