Al Franken's anti-rape bill becomes law

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Think Progress: "Obama signs Franken's anti-rape amendment into law."

You remember, right?

Within the Appropriations Act is Sen. Al Franken's (D-MN) amendment prohibiting defense contractors from restricting their employees' abilities to take workplace discrimination, battery, and sexual assault cases to court. The measure was inspired by Jamie Leigh Jones, who was gang-raped by her co-workers while working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. Many Republicans opposed the legislation — saying it was an unnecessary attack on their allies in the defense contracting business — and faced intense political blowback over their positions.

Ladies and gentlemen, your Republican Party in 2009... and well into the forseeable future. I wouldn't go so far as to call it pro-rape, but it's clearly on the wrong side of a pretty clear-cut issue.

How do you know you're an extremist party that has lost all touch with decency and humanity? You look the other way on gang-rape.