30 senators voted against this amendment. 30 senators, including John McCain, seem to think that rape is ok, or “none of their business” – probably because their business is Halliburton, or some other contractor, or some alien void that only morons with their heads up their asses seem to reside in. Rape is real. It is catastrophic and it affects men and women. While I hold out hope for the Republican party, I am beginning to have my doubts. Those of you who are sane Republicans,...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090402/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_women KABUL – A new Afghan law makes it legal for men to rape their wives, human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers said Thursday, accusing President Hamid Karzai of signing the legislation to bolster his re-election prospects. Critics worry the legislation undermines hard-won rights for women enacted after the fall of the Taliban‘s strict Islamist regime. The law — which some lawmakers say was never debated in parliament —...
