"Ed Hulett -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in
news:19081$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 RS>> Senator Al Franken put forward a bill that would cancel the
 EH>   immunity of RS> Iraq/Afghanistan contractors, so they can be
 EH>   prosecuted for rape and RS> murder.
 RS>> Franken's bill passed.

 EH> Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

 RS>> In one of the most public tests of his political skills since
 EH>   taking RS> office in July, Franken pushed through an amendment
 EH>   Tuesday that would RS> withhold defense contracts from companies
 EH>   like Halliburton if they RS> restrict their employees from taking
 EH>   workplace sexual assault, battery RS> and discrimination.

 EH> Huh? Could you translate that into English?

 RS>> www.minnpost.com%2Fstories%2F2009%2F10%2F06%2F12247%
 RS>> 2Fsenate_passes_franken_amendment_aimed_at_defense_contractors

 RS>> These are the senators who voted against Al Franken's bill.

 RS>> Alexander (R-TN)
 RS>> Barrasso (R-WY)
 RS>> Bond (R-MO)
 RS>> Brownback (R-KS)
 RS>> Bunning (R-KY)
 RS>> Burr (R-NC)
 RS>> Chambliss (R-GA)
 RS>> Coburn (R-OK)
 RS>> Cochran (R-MS)
 RS>> Corker (R-TN)
 RS>> Cornyn (R-TX)
 RS>> Crapo (R-ID)
 RS>> DeMint (R-SC)
 RS>> Ensign (R-NV)
 RS>> Enzi (R-WY)
 RS>> Graham (R-SC)
 RS>> Gregg (R-NH)
 RS>> Isakson (R-GA)
 RS>> Kyl (R-AZ)
 RS>> McCain (R-AZ)
 RS>> McConnell (R-KY)
 RS>> Risch (R-ID)
 RS>> Roberts (R-KS)
 RS>> Sessions (R-AL)
 RS>> Shelby (R-AL)
 RS>> Thune (R-SD)
 RS>> Vitter (R-LA)
 RS>> Wicker (R-MS)

 EH> Good for them. It's a useless bill to begin with. Franken is funnier
 EH> in the Senate than he has ever been during his comedy career.

I see you accept it when Iraq/Afghanistan contractors rape and murder.

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