SAVE: The Senate Judiciary Committee Needs Your Calls Before Thursday's (Jan. 26, 2012) Vote On VAWA

Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2012-01-24 03:49

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) this coming Thursday at 10am. As you know, we have found many flaws in this bill, which is why we created the Partner Violence Reduction Act (PVRA).

The Partner Violence Reduction Act:

  • Gives priority to real victims.
  • Reduces false allegations.
  • Removes provisions that violate the Constitution.
  • Protects families.
  • Provides legal assistance for alleged victim and alleged offender.
  • Requires third-party accreditation.
  • Curbs immigration fraud.
  • Makes the law gender-inclusive.

Today we'd like you to call members on the committee. Tell them to reject VAWA and to support the Partner Violence Reduction Act. More info: http://www.saveservices.org/pvra

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I went down that whole list of Senators, calling them all, and urged them to vote “no” against the Violence Against Women Act,” but to vote “yes” for the Partner Violence Reduction Act. Senator Hatch’s office asked for a bill number of the PVRA, and I told the receptionist that his office had been given that info. Sen. Lee’s office said, “We’ve been getting a lot of calls about this.” I hope those calls are more from MRA’s than feminists, because I know feminists are organized and have been calling.

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Submitted by MR on Wed, 2012-01-25 20:16