Thursday, February 21, 2013

200,000 Demand House Republicans Pass Violence Against Women Act | Alternet

200,000 Demand House Republicans Pass Violence Against Women Act | Alternet
"Remember when the House Republicans blocked the passage of approximately a million pieces of legislation last session—including the renewal of the act to prevent violence against women? Remember when the U.S. public considered blocking that legislation to be so pathetic, so despicable, just so downright offensive that President Obama coasted to victory on one of the largest gender gaps in modern electoral history?
Yes, all that happened. But here’s the clincher: It’s still not over. In fact, in some ways, this whole rape-denying thing is getting even more egregious."