On Oct. 6, the Senate passed an amendment that would guarantee rape victims employed by defense contractors a chance to take their case to court. The 30 Republicans who voted against it have been vilified. (See, for example, RepublicansForRape.org.) But the Department of Defense — and, by extension, the White House — also opposed the amendment. Why?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=136451