Discussion: Senate Passes Trafficking Bill, Clearing Way for Loretta Lynch Vote

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Five months delay because Mitch’s fit of pique?

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I’m amazed it took the Democrats this long to cave, but then they were able to spurn progress for the president at the same time. I hope they have a “designated driver” for after celebrating. They might also need a massage from patting themselves on the back.

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Someone smarter than me, please educate me: do these young victims still have coverage for abortion services if they need them?

I may be missing something, but it looks like the fees/fines collected from the traffickers will not be subject to the Hyde Amendment, but can’t be spent on healthcare services, including abortion. And the other funds from tax dollars are subjected to the Hyde Amendment and can’t be spent on abortion services.

Yay, the Dems stopped the scope creep of Hyde, but who is looking out for the victims?

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Which victims? The trafficking victims or rational thought? As is typical of everyone involved, the only people they’re really looking out for is themselves.

The way the story should have read is this:

The GOP/Teatrolls get to celebrate successful efforts to make it harder for human-trafficked minors to abort their rape babies.

And the Dems get to celebrate being pussies and trying to paper it over. Again.

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Shorter Republicans: When minors get raped they should stay raped. Don’t expect us to treat them the way we would our daughters.

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That’s pretty much how I read it. The ‘Yay’ was sort of a snide ‘is that all there is?’

I did send a copy of my post to my Senators … Baldwin and Johnson. Both had the reference that capitulation was not necessary on this to get a vote on Lynch. I suggested that Holder announce that he was looking into the 47 senators who signed the Iran letter under the provisions of the Logan Act. Kinda curious if Johnson the Idiot will reply.

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yeah yeah… they’ll get to it right after they repeal the ACA again finally prove the Benghazi coverup…

you know… the important stuff…

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I hope the first thing she does is launch a criminal investigation against every republican who signed on to voter suppression bills in every republican dominated state.