Politicalprof: Republicans against the Violence Against Women Act
So the Violence Against Women Act is up for renewal this year, and surprise of all surprises … not a single Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to reauthorize the act. Not a single one.Why? Well, the editorial in the New York Times puts it this way:The main…
I think what happens is that the women who vote Republican aren’t voting in anyone else’s best interests. “This may help a woman that’s not me or not like me.” It’s the lack of empathy on a gender-based level.