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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there nothing the GOP won't Block!
Is there anything of worth that the House GOP wont block? Immigration reform (DREAM Act), health care improvements, employment opportunities in education and other public sector jobs, campaign finance reform, help for Hurricane Sandy victims, civil rights, gay rights, womens rights
Hold everything, lets stop at womens rights.
Via Steve Benen at The Maddow Blog:
[F]For the first time since 1994, the Violence Against Women Act is no more. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the Democratic point person on VAWA, said in a statement:
Hold everything, lets stop at womens rights.
Via Steve Benen at The Maddow Blog:
[F]For the first time since 1994, the Violence Against Women Act is no more. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the Democratic point person on VAWA, said in a statement:
Snip:
And the War on Women (scroll) continues.http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/tag/war-on-women/ Be proud, GOP. And you might want to revisit, even for a moment, why your party is 1) imploding 2) losing elections.
We have our jobs cut out for us over the next four years. Let's Crush the GOP!
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/01/02/house-gop-blocks-violence-against-women-act/
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Is there nothing the GOP won't Block! (Original Post)
sheshe2
Jan 2013
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octoberlib
(14,971 posts)2. K&R!
that they'd vote against the Violence Against Women act is particularly disturbing. Not surprising, just disturbing.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)3. Well ...they won't stick a cork in their asses and block that. n/t
...there's no room anyway. They have had their heads up their asses for way toooo long!
LOL!~ Thanks!
Chellee
(2,101 posts)5. 2 years, not 4.
2014 is way more important. We have to take back as many governorships and state houses as possible. As horrible and loud as GOP congressional leaders are, the real damage is being done at the state level. That's where we should focus.