User:Hervécortez/Rapepublican

Rapepublican is portmanteau of rape and Republican, and refers to congressional Republicans who voted against specific legislation created by Senator Al Franken that would allow victims of rape to file suit against employers who would normally face liability for this crime, but due to contract law, could not. It's origin comes from sexual assault experienced by Jamie Leigh Jones while she was working for KBR in Iraq.

List of Nay Votes

The full list of senators who voted nay in attempt to allow rape cases to be settled by arbitration instead of civil torts. They are all Republicans.:

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Jim Risch (R-ID)
Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
David Vitter (R-LA)
Christopher Bond (R-MO)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Mike Johanns (R-NE)
Judd Gregg (R-NH)
John Ensign (R-NV)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
James Inhofe (R-OK)
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
John Thune (R-SD)
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Bob Corker (R-TN)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
John Barrasso (R-WY)
Michael Enzi (R-WY)

Societal Response

After the vote, a parody website, Republicans For Rape appeared on the World Wide Web, shaming the senators for their nay vote on the Franken amendment.

External links

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