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And So

we knock another chip off the rape culture block.

Al Franken pushed forward legislation to defund contractors that require sexual assault and rape accusations to be privately arbitrated.  The vote was 68 - 30 for the bill.  10 Republicans crossed the line and voted for the bill, including all of the female senators regardless of party.

I have not read the exact wording of the legislation so I can only speak to the several articles I've read, but how do you vote against legislation that requires a company to allow workers to take rape charges to court?  I'm sure there is nuance related to the wording of the bill however the only argument I've seen against is that this bill is either a political attack on Halliburton or that 'arbitration works'.

Rape is a crime and should be punished within the judicial system, not by a 3rd party company, usually hired by the accused (the company having a complaint filed against them) for review.

I will be curious to see how those 30 male senators do in the next election.