John Barrasso (Wyo.), Roy Blunt (Mo.), John Boozman (Ark.), Tom Coburn (Okla.), John Cornyn (Texas), Ted Cruz (Texas), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Orrin Hatch (Utah), James Inhofe (Okla.), Mike Johanns (Neb.), Ron Johnson (Wisc.), Mike Lee (Utah), Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Jim Risch (Idaho), Pat Roberts (Kansas), Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Jeff Sessions (Ala.).
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Who Voted Against VAWA?
The Violence Against Women Act easily passed a Senate vote today by a margin of 78 to 22. Here are the 22 Republicans who voted NO:
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Rand Paul, no surprise there. What's this, Marco Rubio? The guy they're grooming for president? So much for compassionate conservatism.
ReplyDeleteApparently he thinks he can reasonably explain it away, and keep his little halo shiny and bright. After all, TIME magazine states that he speaks the conservative jargon fluently.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I could not support the final, entire legislation that contains new provisions that could have potentially adverse consequences. Specifically, this bill would mandate the diversion of a portion of funding from domestic violence programs to sexual assault programs, although there’s no evidence to suggest this shift will result in a greater number of convictions. These funding decisions should be left up to the state-based coalitions that understand local needs best, but instead this new legislation would put those decisions into the hands of distant Washington bureaucrats in the Department of Justice. Additionally, I have concerns regarding the conferring of criminal jurisdiction to some Indian tribal governments over all persons in Indian country, including non-Indians.
I think it's that last part about conferring jurisdiction to tribal courts over the dear, "non-Indian" people that really says it all. Just where is "Indian country" these days? It will be interesting to see how his response to the SOTU goes tonight. I think he will stick to burnishing his immigration reform cred.