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(Exempt) Harry Reid blocks Republican request to pass bill cracking down on rapists
Washington Examiner ^ | 4/11/14 | Joel Gehrke

Posted on 04/12/2014 5:04:20 PM PDT by Libloather

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., scheduled a Friday session that won't have any votes, rejecting Republican and Democratic requests that he allow a vote on a bill that would allow rape kits to be processed more quickly.

“Debbie Smith is an extraordinary woman and an effective advocate," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told the Washington Examiner. "She's personally asked me, John Cornyn and others to pass this critically important legislation that bears her name, and it's deeply disappointing that the majority leader is blocking it from reaching the president's desk. I will fight to get this done for the sake of Debbie and sexual assault victims everywhere.”

Smith didn't just persuade McConnell to push for the bill. Rep. Carolyn Maloney wanted the Senate to take up the bill when the House passed it earlier this week.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; dingyharry; exempt; harryreid; neilkornze; nevada; obamacare; rape; realwaronwomen; reid; senate; waronwomen; zerocare
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To: R_Kangel

Other than the fact that Reid is an __________________ (fill in the blank); why is the federal government doing anything on the crime of rape. Isn’t this a state issue?


21 posted on 04/12/2014 6:18:16 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Libloather

And democrats say that it’s republicans who have a war on women yet they are proving their the ones doing the scr*wing...


22 posted on 04/12/2014 6:21:30 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: morphing libertarian
.... Yes .... However ..... in the eyes of the public .... Perception IS reality .... and the media keeps creating the perception that Democrat leaders are nothing but Righteous Holy Saints that have nothing but good intentions in their heart and the Conservatives are nothing but Evil Demonic beings that need to be wiped from the face of the earth.

The optics and perception of all this needs to be changed .... Repetition and CONSTANT bashing of their reputation needs to commence if this is to be achieved in this year of the Mid Terms.

23 posted on 04/12/2014 6:39:24 PM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: freeangel

Harry Reid approves of raping women.


24 posted on 04/12/2014 6:48:44 PM PDT by funfan
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To: Libloather

Makes you wonder what Stinky is trying to hide. Maybe some skeletons?


25 posted on 04/12/2014 6:54:45 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
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To: Libloather


26 posted on 04/12/2014 6:59:44 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Libloather

Why is rape a federal issue?


27 posted on 04/12/2014 7:05:04 PM PDT by Hugin
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To: smoothsailing

why is Reid protecting rapists?


28 posted on 04/12/2014 7:14:06 PM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: R_Kangel

my perception is that the federal government does way too many things which are unconstitutional. So instead of arguing the merits and excoriating his highness, let’s stop the BS. If this is the best the republicans can do, count me out.


29 posted on 04/12/2014 7:18:59 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Libloather

I wouldn’t be surprised if Dirty Harry likes little boys.


30 posted on 04/12/2014 7:21:12 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est. New US economy: Fascism on top, Socialism on the bottom.)
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To: GeronL

I’ve said for years that judges who give out that kind of sentence (and I use that term loosely) are child molesters (or rapists) themselves
It’s the only explanation I can come up with for being so lenient


31 posted on 04/12/2014 7:45:55 PM PDT by SendShaqtoIraq (Teresa Davis)
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To: SendShaqtoIraq

Bump


32 posted on 04/12/2014 7:47:52 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: morphing libertarian

I guess child rape is another life style choice for some Libertopians?


33 posted on 04/12/2014 7:49:04 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: morphing libertarian

Strangely auto-correct capitalized that L


34 posted on 04/12/2014 7:49:43 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: GeronL

Is this another of your intelligent opinions.

Put the bottle down and have some coffee.

If you don’t understand basic principles of the power of the federal government vs the state, get someone you look up to to explain it to you.


35 posted on 04/12/2014 7:51:56 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

I oppose tyranny at the state level too, and letting child rapists off easy is tyranny


36 posted on 04/12/2014 7:55:58 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: morphing libertarian

And a question is not really an opinion


37 posted on 04/12/2014 7:56:39 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Libloather

Dirty Harry is too busy trying to steal land and cattle in Nevada to care about women


38 posted on 04/12/2014 7:57:40 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: GeronL

I’m sorry I missed the part about child rapist being let off. And what do you think the feds can do about it? How about having the feds take over 50 criminal justice systems so people don’t get let off.

Now apologize and go sit in the corner.

Last bon mot to you. I got caught in the quagmire with you before, not gonna happen tonight. make up whatever spin or lie you want and it will be memorialized on the web.


39 posted on 04/12/2014 7:59:48 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

If you crack down on rape, the potential for abortions declines. Thanks Libloather.


40 posted on 04/12/2014 10:10:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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