92 Republicans voted against a law that would prevent rape - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Lambeth;23582711][url=http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/landmark-us-legislation-addresses-sexual-violence-against-native-women-2010-07-23]how about amnesty international[/url][/QUOTE] Which has to do with what with this act exactly? That they both involve the the government and Indian tribes? I'm a bit confused.

this law is a part of that act. [editline]10:47PM[/editline] the title of said law is just pretty terrible

It's a bit confusing with the original article and what the bill is called, because I was looking up info on that bill when it's really about the Tribal Law and Order Act. Here is another good source. [url]http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/politics/Tribal-Law-and-Order-Act-to-become-law-at-cost-to-tribes-99016714.html[/url]

Yeah the original article is a bit misleading, I apologize I'll add your link to the OP

Shameful. I don't even think they read through the entire proposal.

[QUOTE=lolsalad;23583497]Shameful. I don't even think they read through the entire proposal.[/QUOTE] 100 pages. According to one person who voted nay, that was why they voted that way.

[QUOTE=butters757;23582135]How would any sane person vote against this? I could understand gay marriage, but this?[/QUOTE] Well, if you were a rapist who likes native american women then you might not like this new bill.

tl;dr: 92 republicans recently found a nice way to get some ass during the weekends.

[QUOTE=Pepin;23584591]100 pages. According to one person who voted nay, that was why they voted that way.[/QUOTE] 100 pages is pretty short for a piece of legislation, especially one dealing with the jurisdiction of several separate legal systems. That's a terrible excuse. [editline]03:20AM[/editline] and the situation is really dire. If someone not from a reservation rapes a native american woman on a reservation, even if the rapist's identity is completely known and their guilt is beyond a shadow of a doubt, they can get away with it because the tribal police and state police will just keep bouncing the case back and forth to each other.

I'd really like to know why they voted against it.

Suspicious much?

Well, this is bad news for Native Americans. Hopefully there'll be more voters for this law than against it. Rape is wrong, any which way you look at it, even if you look at it from the inside, or even along some as-of-yet undiscovered dimensional axis that would drive people mad if they should perceive it. In other words, rape is definitely wrong.

Well, the Native Americans aren't white, rich or Christian so no wonder the Republicans don't give a shit about them.

tribal courts? that shouldn't even be a thing

[QUOTE=ironman17;23587301]Well, this is bad news for Native Americans. Hopefully there'll be more voters for this law than against it. Rape is wrong, any which way you look at it, even if you look at it from the inside, or even along some as-of-yet undiscovered dimensional axis that would drive people mad if they should perceive it. In other words, rape is definitely wrong.[/QUOTE] The Act got passed successfully, I just thought it was ridiculous anyone would vote against this part.

So the law's in place then? Oh good, that's just dandy.

They've been playing too much Custer's Revenge. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTx4yYKfruY[/media]

Yet again, 100% of facepunch has no clue about Politics. Read the damn bill, it's like the Arizona bill. The Arizona bill was PERFECTLY FINE if you actually fucking read it. It was the cops that were abusing their power. [editline]11:36AM[/editline] [QUOTE=sp00ks;23587497]Well, the Native Americans aren't white, rich or Christian so no wonder the Republicans don't give a shit about them.[/QUOTE] Typical idiot who has no sense in politics.

[QUOTE=Steak;23590768]Yet again, 100% of facepunch has no clue about Politics. Read the damn bill, it's like the Arizona bill. The Arizona bill was PERFECTLY FINE if you actually fucking read it. It was the cops that were abusing their power. [editline]11:36AM[/editline] Typical idiot who has no sense in politics.[/QUOTE] The Arizona bill wasn't good in the fucking first place.

[QUOTE=Steak;23590768]Yet again, 100% of facepunch has no clue about Politics. Read the damn bill, it's like the Arizona bill. The Arizona bill was PERFECTLY FINE if you actually fucking read it. It was the cops that were abusing their power. [editline]11:36AM[/editline] Typical idiot who has no sense in politics.[/QUOTE] You are just now realizing that 90% of facepunch is a bunch of 15 year old kids, clueless about the real world, who hop on the "left wing cool kids" bandwagon without knowing what theyre talking about. They don't have a brain to think for themselves and say "hmm..maybe theres actually two sides to the story" , no, they just immediately come to some moronic conclusion that all right wing views are from racist white christians, just because they disagree with them. How many of you actually read the bill? Did you think that maybe some of the republicans voted against it because they wanted it to be rewritten in a way that's more clear? Or maybe because they disagreed with just a couple terms in the proposed law? Obviously no...no one thought of that..republicans are just all evangelical racist white crackas whose only purpose is to get in the way of the amazing, smart, brilliant democrats who were sent here to save the world.

[QUOTE=lawl;23591041]:words:[/QUOTE] persecution complex and rape apologist [editline]11:51AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Steak;23590768]Typical idiot who has no sense in politics.[/QUOTE] did someone strike a nerve? the GOP doesn't give a shit about minorities.

[QUOTE=JDK721;23591082]persecution complex and rape apologist [/QUOTE] Politically intolerant liberal band wagoner. You're a complete fucking idiot if you think I or anyone else is a rape apologist. You completely ignored what I said and have demonstrated that you're unable to think for yourself or see two sides to a story.

I think the only reason anyone voted against it was because it gave more power to these tribal courts and apparently that is a bad thing. I hardly believe that these people are rape apologists.

[QUOTE=lawl;23591041]You are just now realizing that 90% of facepunch is a bunch of 15 year old kids, clueless about the real world, who hop on the "left wing cool kids" bandwagon without knowing what theyre talking about. They don't have a brain to think for themselves and say "hmm..maybe theres actually two sides to the story" , no, they just immediately come to some moronic conclusion that all right wing views are from racist white christians, just because they disagree with them. How many of you actually read the bill? Did you think that maybe some of the republicans voted against it because they wanted it to be rewritten in a way that's more clear? Or maybe because they disagreed with just a couple terms in the proposed law? Obviously no...no one thought of that..republicans are just all evangelical racist white crackas whose only purpose is to get in the way of the amazing, smart, brilliant democrats who were sent here to save the world.[/QUOTE] The bill is to prevent rape, small print is sort of null at this point. and there is enough holes in this post to sink an aircraft carrier.

Its because the girl Glenn Beck raped and killed in 1990 was Native American

[QUOTE=lawl;23591176]Politically intolerant liberal band wagoner.[/QUOTE] there you go again leave it to retards like you to attach a negative connotation to liberal how dare people fight for individual rights and equality. only straight white christians should have rights. praise the lord.

[QUOTE=lawl;23591176]Politically intolerant liberal band wagoner. You're a complete fucking idiot if you think I or anyone else is a rape apologist. You completely ignored what I said and have demonstrated that you're unable to think for yourself or see two sides to a story.[/QUOTE] Again, Persecution complex and rape apologist. there are two sides of the story and the right wing is just being whiny.

[QUOTE=Warhol;23591387]The bill is to prevent rape, small print is sort of null at this point. and there is enough holes in this post to sink an aircraft carrier.[/QUOTE] I'm not arguing against the bill, I'm arguing against the moronic mentality that anyone who disagrees with the left is automatically a white, evangelical racist. It's not a persecution complex, it's very clear here that 95% of the thread has never even seen the bill and just came in to make ridiculous claims without even thinking for themselves. [QUOTE=JDK721;23591424]there you go again leave it to retards like you to attach a negative connotation to liberal how dare people fight for individual rights and equality. only straight white christians should have rights. praise the lord.[/QUOTE] Obviously you must be the retard here, I never put a negative connotation on liberal at all, so who really has the persecution complex here? My point is that you take a firm stance on your beliefs, so much so that you immediately dismiss any opinions that go against your own. You didn't even read my post which is not against the bill at all, just explaining that some people probably voted against it because they disagreed with a few small things in it. [QUOTE=Warhol;23591440]Again, Persecution complex and rape apologist. there are two sides of the story and the right wing is just being whiny.[/QUOTE] You have no proof that I'm a rape apologist, it's stupid of you to make ridiculous personal attacks because I said something that disagreed with your opinion. All you've done is make baseless, knee jerk, idiotic claims without backing them up.

The bill is dealing with rape cases and the confusion between US and Tribal law. [editline]05:09PM[/editline] [QUOTE=lawl;23591442]I'm not arguing against the bill, I'm arguing against the moronic mentality that anyone who disagrees with the left is automatically a white, evangelical racist. It's not a persecution complex, it's very clear here that 95% of the thread has never even seen the bill and just came in to make ridiculous claims without even thinking for themselves.[/QUOTE] Have YOU seen the fucking bill? and no, you tool, when you constant whine about how the liberals are sooo ignorant and oppress you, then that's a mother fucking persecution complex. holy shit you are thick you're accusing left wingers of the same thing you're doing. What the fuck is wrong with you?

calling the other side a bandwagon doesn't really help