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Tallgeese wrote:

Also,
ACORN

There's no rich straight white man involved, so why did you expect otherwise?

YES

This is what he means:

The constitution gives everybody the right to due process of law … And today, defense contractors are using fine print in their contracts do deny women like Jamie Leigh Jones their day in court. … The victims of rape and discrimination deserve their day in court [and] Congress plainly has the constitutional power to make that happen.

resedit wrote:

Franken's words seemed kind of vague to me.
"certain claims"

What the heck does that mean?

The text of the amendment does not include "certain claims."  That is the title of the amendment.  The text specifies exactly what claims:

Sec. 8104. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for any existing or new Federal contract if the contractor or a subcontractor at any tier requires that an employee or independent contractor, as a condition of employment, sign a contract that mandates that the employee or independent contractor performing work under the contract or subcontract resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.



So surely you now agree that this is a proper amendment?

Why do you like rape?

Edit: Sorry, I mean "Why do you like rape, assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention"?

Last edited by Tallgeese (2009-10-07 10:30 pm)

Tallgeese wrote:

Why do you like rape?

Or sexual harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault and battery, false imprisonment, and negligent hiring/retention/training?

resedit wrote:

Tallgeese wrote:

Why do you like rape?

Because your mother said no.

Tallgeese wrote:

I notice that rape is a joke to you.

Which is fitting, because your double standard on government funding is also a joke.

No - it's not a joke.
You made a ridiculous offensive comment so I returned one.

Oh yeah! Rape's so funny. Until you've been raped. You're about to find out what that's like, Handbanana.

I also note that given many opportunities to condemn Halliburton/KBR's and Blackwater's rape, murder, prostitution, and various other crimes and indiscretions you choose instead to mumble noncommittal thoughts and wonder why the Democrats are so mean.

Whereas you blow your top over a fake pimp getting legal advice from ACORN.

Which must mean that you care less about real rape than about fake pimps.

Which is not surprising, given your affiliation with a party that thinks criticizing Bush is un-American but selling weapons to Iran is fine.

resedit wrote:

It should also of course be pointed out that no fine print relieves employees of criminal prosecution.

Actually, the government has given the civilian contractors immunity from prosecution in Iraq, and has chosen not to prosecute them in American courts.