House passes VAWA after GOP version defeated

Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2013-03-02 21:00

Story here. Excerpt:

'Washington (CNN) -- An expanded Violence Against Women Act won bipartisan approval on Thursday from the U.S. House after Republicans failed to pass their own proposal due to a party split on an issue important to women and minority groups.

The measure now goes to President Barack Obama, who said in a statement that it was "an important step towards making sure no one in America is forced to live in fear."
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Thursday's votes reflected an emerging political reality in the GOP-led House, with a minority of Republicans joining Democrats to pass legislation that has broad public support, including from increasingly influential demographics such as Hispanic Americans.

By a vote of 166-257, the GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act failed to win a majority after almost 90 minutes of debate. The House then voted 286-138 to pass the Senate version, with 87 Republicans joining all 199 Democrats to provide majority support.'

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... every person in America and its territories: gay, straight, bi, transgendered, white, black, Asian, Native American, and every other ethnic group in the universe...

... unless they're male. In which case, no.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2013-03-02 21:18

I mourn over the innocent lives (mostly men and children) that will now be destroyed at the hands of this renewed VAWA. VAWA is EVIL.

Now more than ever:

Los Misandry

Witch-Hunting Males

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Submitted by MR on Sun, 2013-03-03 08:24