Talk about out of touch.
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On Tuesday, when the Senate finally passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, not everyone was happy. The vote passed 78 to 22, with every female senator voting for the act regardless of party affiliation. But the men, however, did not feel the same way.
All 22 opposing votes were Republican men. Among the most notable, however, was Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who gave the rebuttal last night after President Obama’s State of the Union Address (guess he forgot to mention that last night).
But why the opposition?
According to Think Progress:
Two Senators — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) — also offered significant amendments to the VAWA bill. Grassley’s amendment stripped all Native American, LGBT, and undocumented victim protections. It was voted down on Thursday of last week. Cornyn’s, aimed exclusively on the bill’s language relating to tribal lands, failed on Monday.
Last week, eight Senators voted against even moving to debate on the revived legislation, and they are among those who voted against its passage. Four of them did so because their radical interpretation of the constitution precludes federal protection for domestic violence victims.
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The VAWA expired during the previous Congress for some of the same reasons. Opposition was outnumbered this time, but that’s still a jerk move, wouldn’t you say?
SOURCE: Think Progress
