Senator Thad Cochran on his vote against the Franken anti-rape amendment

[adantesoup]

If I'm not mistaken this guy has an IQ of 52?

[buddybleau]

I'll tell you where Thad Cochran stands. He made "PORKER OF THE MONTH," for April 2010. Don't expect much from this bum. If I have my way, he won't get enough votes to stay in office. I live in Mississippi.

[TheSteelGeneral]

the reporter lets him off the hook:

You had him right there! When you said the that the govt IS NOT writing anything, it's simply not willing to do business with those companies.

When he voted pro-rape, he WAS IN FACT, "De Facto" writing a law that meddled between companies and employees.

Thanks to Al Franken, it's not anymore.

30 RepuKKKe Senators, all MALE, all WHITE. the one Latino voted with the Dems ....

[Sheilanagig]

Furthermore, the Franken amendment does NOT dictate contract law. It only stipulates that companies with clauses like this will not receive government contracts. They can still have whatever they want in their contracts, but the government won't hire them. That's reasonable. It also makes Thad Cochran's argument dead in the water.

[upsilon054]

This guy Cochran is in the Senate? Oh my God!☺

[jeangrey65]

So far I have noticed that most of these senators that voted against the bill are old white men. Hmmmmm

[estylz1967]

this fucker is sick!

[gorillabang79]

In a Republicans eyes, a little rape is good for a woman.

I will never understand for the life of me why Republicans hate women so much - their scorn for opposite sex is so visceral.

" Well if she signed the contract, and did not read the fine print that said, she will be gang raped every Tuesday - well too bad for her."

Because we all know whatever a corporation put into a contract's fine print is the law of the land and no court should be able to tamper with it.

Republicans are scum.

[harleykman]

Aren't ye making a big deal about nothing? Obviously any employment contract is null-and-void that would say you cannot sue in court if you've been raped.

As the SCOTUS has said, "Citizens can not sign away legally-protected rights," and not being raped is such a right.

If I was raped, and my contract said I was bound to arbitration, I'd tell tell the corporation to go frak itself, and FILE CHARGES immediately.

No judge would uphold such a sheitty employment contract.

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[NakedWombat666]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! Thank you, questioning dude! You kicked that coward's ass! You SHOULD be in Congress!

Thad - No one is saying the Feds are writing the agreement. No one is saying let's violate your Master's sacred hold on their employees' freedom. All we are saying is if a co has such a restrictive policy, forbid them from federal contracts.

GOPubes are so out of touch. No real person reads the fine print or understands it if they do. The Govt can help secure people's safety easily.

[MModster]

Congress should do those things outlined in Article One of the Constitution - writing contracts just isn't there

[Felix1049]

The government shouldn't write contracts for companies that contract for the government?

What should the Congress be doing?

[tjinmarshall]

Very good! It is totally amazing to me our religious touting republicans are caught on the fence with business and peoples rights. The US people need to wake up and see where the scum they voted into office really stand when it comes down to beliefs or who is lining their pockets. How can they be so blind?

Jamie' dad

[MModster]

following the logic of Franken's construction / amendment - we should add requirements that robbery and murder are not to be allowed within the fed contract - or add by name every illegal act

Franken's language was unneeded because rape or slavery or murder or any other criminal act is already subject to OTHER venues of judicial review - that is the point Sen Cochran was making

[phillipmarch22]

You obviously have not read the Franken amendment. You went off on some freaky thing here, this fuck is PRO-RAPE!

[MModster]

@phillipmarch22

but I have - I do legislation for a living and I worked in the Senate for 11 years - for members of the leadership of both parties - with all due respect, you don't understand what Thad was saying

[phillipmarch22]

With all due respect, I really don't give a fuck about what Cochran said. By voting no on the Franken amendment he is saying to God and everyone that he is more concerned with KBR/Haliburton, then a women being gang raped. A victim of assault should not have to arbitrate with their employers before they can take their case to an article 3 court. As a matter of fact, the employer should only find out about if they are called in to the case in an article 3 court. Cochran is a pro-rape asshole!

[MModster]

well, giving you and your comment all the respect it deserves, and I think you can guess just how much THAT is - there are a myriad of reasons to vote for and against amendments to legislation - Thad gave a cogent and logical reason why he voted no - you are assuming you can read his mind and determine motivations that are not expressed

I imagine your ability to read minds must make you very popular - and quite lucrative as well

smiles - now go away liberal sycophant (lol go look it up...)

[MModster]

I would add that harleyman makes my point from another angle

you cannot enforce a contract that signs away your rights

[Sheilanagig]

That's bullshit. Thad was saying that the government should not be able to dictate contracts, but if he means that, he could also be saying that OSHA is not something he supports. If a contract involves someone surrendering basic human rights, then damned straight the government should be able to legislate it, and include it in labor and contract law. I for one do not think that the Franken amendment goes far enough. It only covers government contracts. I think that's not enough.

[TheSteelGeneral]

The Franken amendment does NOT dictate contract law. It only stipulates that companies with clauses like this will not receive govt contracts. They can still have whatever they want in their contracts, but the government won't hire them. It also makes T.Cochran's argument dead in the water.

De facto, by voting pro rape, the RepuKKKes ARE dictating contract law, de facto they are.

What kind of Senator (he's after all, part of the govt) does NOT wanna give rape victims the best defense?

[MModster]

a criminal act cannot be enforced through a contractual agreement - Sen Cochran was simply stating that the fed govt should not be in the business of adding additional requirements to fed contracts when judicial review is already available to address this issue

posit this: why would Sen Franken or any other Member want to add a a requirement to get a fed contract that states slavery is not part of available options in said fed contract - it's because slavery is already illegal

[Thynbelle]

I hope Cochran's constituents have the sense to vote him out of office.

[bsdoblivion]

WOW, just WOW.

not a legal issue and should be taken up with the company that employees the men who did this. is this what his reasoning for his vote is. WOW.

did a political comedian just get 30 members of the senate removed in 2010. WOW,

i know that franken is a comedian and its by reflex to bounce anything he says but this really should have been a "slam dunk" (quoted)

also gotta love watching the senator try to escape thru locked doors

[anirband]

This man is a sick bastard, how can anyone be a republican after this?

[mmm413]

This man doesn't seem to understand that rape is a criminal act. Why should criminals be able to get away with their crimes and the companies who hire them get away with employing these criminals. THANK GOD FOR AL FRANKEN! I'm sure that Cochran was really pissed that all those keypads on all doors didn't work.

[icitnow]

Exactly Frank! It is money over human rights and just decency itself for these people. They could care less about these women-hell, maybe they have stock in the companies, who knows!

[TheFrankFactor]

This shit head Thad, didn't bank on having someone know what the fuck they were talking about question his "rape victim beware" ass. Fucking corporate cracker. Great video.