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John McCain
Town Hall
Rochester, MI 05/07/08
TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: Now, ma'am, I don't know who printed your shirt but here's the microphone and you can explain, have the view that you have and I'd be glad to respond to a question.
QUESTIONER: Thank you. I was wondering, Senator McCain, why, um, when you had the opportunity to vote to give equal rights to women, equal pay, I was wondering why you didn't show up to vote and you said that if you did, you wouldn't support it?
JOHN MCCAIN: I think you're referring to a vote recently that would've allowed, which would've eliminated the statute of limitations on lawsuits of, for charges or allegations of discrimination. Uh, I think that if you eliminate the statute of limitations and make it, uh, unending then you may be violating the rights of the individual who's being sued as well, whether they be a man or a woman. So, I believe that the Supreme Court's decision was correct, that there is a statute of limitations as, as to when charges or allegations or legal means are taken, uh, and I believe that it was a correct decision of the United States Supreme Court and I don't believe that this would do anything to help the rights of women except maybe help trial lawyers and others in that profession. And that's my view. [applause]. If you'd like to follow up, I'd be glad to hear your response to that. If you'd—obviously we disagree but if you'd—would you—wou--would you like to make another comment?
QUESTIONER: I have someone here who I think would like to—who I think would be very more much articulate than me with answering th—
QUESTIONER 2: [to scattered booing] That's ok, she's fourteen years old, ok?
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JM MI 5-7 (EW#8) CHIPR -- Clip D
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