"House Republicans are playing defense as Democrats hold votes on a series of measures that could make it more difficult for the GOP to recoup losses with female voters in 2018.
The House on Wednesday approved the Paycheck Fairness Act, which strengthens penalties against employers that discriminate against female workers with lower wages.
And this week, the House is set to vote on a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) after it expired in late December.
āWe were put into the majority by the women of this country. And so I think it is only fair as we forge ahead with our āFor the Peopleā agenda that we try to deal with some of these obstacles,ā said Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), co-chairwoman of the Democratic Womenās Caucus."
Now hereās a good question. Did women put democrats back in power in the House because they are tired of a male chauvinist pig being the leader of the country. Or did women put democrats back in power in the House to make sure there is song legislation penalizing companies who discriminate against women.
The idea that the House couldnāt even manage to keep the Violence Against Women Act in place shows where things had devolved to under Republican leadership. I guess they were too busy trying to take healthcare away from people for the 97th time.
Stefanik also put forward ācleanā legislation to extend current VAWA policy for one year, which is backed by House GOP leaders.
Republicans say Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could just put a clean extension on the floor and it would pass.
āI think the best thing for us to do is to extend the current VAWA into the rest of the year,ā House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said at a press conference on Thursday, pointing to Stefanikās bill.
Ahhā¦so the Republicans let it lapse under their watch in December, which clearly means the Democrats are to blame. It appears GOP opposition to the current VAWA legislation has to do with the NRA objecting to it because it restricts gun access to domestic abusers.
Quite a hill to die on. And now we know why women are flocking away from the Republican party.
Well tell that to Democrats who pay their women employees and staff LESS then they pay men! Obama did it and so did Hillary! Itās another example of authoritarian ādo as I say, not as I doā mentally of leftist Dem wannabe dictators.
You are talking to a poster who defends the Trump administration while claiming Obama had a cabinet filled with criminals. Logic and facts donāt really enter the equation.
As one who does charity work in shelters for battered wives, I can assure you it is pretty bad. I can speak from personal experience here. I grew up in a house (I wonāt call it a family, because it wasnāt) where my dad beat my mother regularly. It didnāt stop until I got old enough to knock him back on his ass. LE was basically worthless back then. I, for one, am glad progress has been made since then.
Do you believe someone accused of beating their spouse should have access to a gun? Why not at least a temporary removal until the situation is adjudicated?
Because we donāt remove peopleās rights without due process. If you think they are too dangerous to have a gun, hold them until trial. Most men donāt need a gun to kill their wife or girlfriend. Do you?
And what happens when someone getās the really obvious idea to make an accusation to disarm someone they want to kill?
The data are quite clear that the ownership of a gun, for a person under a domestic violence restraining order increases the likelihood that that person will murder the person they abused.
Sometimes rights have to be balanced. Here the choice is an act that would save the life of a number of woman vs an act that would inconvenience a percentage of gun holders. Is the right to life or the right to possess a firearm paramount?
Either way, someone is going to have their rights infringed.
