GOP Retracts Report Dems Call Slanderous

[Kadie]

GOP Retracts Report Dems Call Slanderous
By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, May 5, 2005


(05-05) 13:14 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --


After a week of Democratic protests, Republicans agreed on Thursday to change a report that had said the Democrats' amendments to an abortion bill could assist sexual predators.


Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said in a floor speech that the changes made to the House Judiciary Committee report were "a tacit acknowledgment of the inaccuracy and untruthfulness of the original report."


He commended the committee chairman, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., for the change and said he hoped that, "with this correction of the slanderous report language, this unfortunate chapter can be brought to a close."


The dispute involved a bill, passed by the House last week, that would criminalize the transporting of a minor across state lines to get an abortion.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/05/national/w131456D79.DTL

[Beetwasher]

1. Good!!

If only this story were publicized more so people would see what utter scum the Repubs are...

[rodeodance]

3. But he said he was not offered an apology enen though it was changed

saw him talking on cspan this morning.

[neuvocat]

7. Of course they wouldn't apologize.

The pukes were already too pissed off as it was (and they deserved it too).

[kainah]

10. and they refused to consider

the motion on 'privileges of the House' that Conyers filed on Tuesday to ask that they change the language. They voted that down (actually, they voted to table the motion -- same thing) and now, quietly, change the language. Disgusting.

[mitchtv]

4. too complicated for most

stick to runaway bride/michael Jackson

[Melodybe]

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[callous taoboy]

2. So many "unfortunate chapters" to be closed, so little time n/t

[rodeodance]

5. it is the openness (like this visible change in wording) that is so gallin

[rodeodance]

6. it is an AP story so should get some coverage

[Megahurtz]

8. I'm still not clear on this "exemption" stuff.

Why would anyone want to exempt ANY sexual predator from prosection???

So does this mean that it's okay for a relative to doodle the kid???

What the fuck is this bullshit?:wtf:

[kainah]

11. exemption for other relatives

The intent was to allow other relatives -- an aunt, a grandparent, etc. -- to take the minor over state lines to get the abortion. It had nothing to do with protecting the predator who caused the pregnancy. The repugs claimed the amendments were 'badly written' and so it would protect a relative who had gotten the minor pregnant. Obviously, that's probably possible but the amendments were absolutely never intended to protect predators, just to allow family members other than parents -- who are probably more often the predators -- to help the minor child.

[Megahurtz]

12. Now I understand, but

the Repukes are being stupid, because with their bogus parent notification law if a father or step-father was the sexual predator and the daughter became pregnant, the father/step father could force the daughter to have the child!
Or if it was the grandfather was the perpetrator the father could co-conspire to force her to have the child - whatever. Or maybe an uncle etc.

It could be tricky either way.:shrug:

There should be no parental notification law period.

Most of the time prosecuting these guys is next to impossible anyway, if the perpetrator is a family member.

[cornermouse]

13. They're doing this garbage on the state level too.

Putting lies into the public record.

"Republicans agreed on Thursday to change a report that had said the Democrats' amendments to an abortion bill could assist sexual predators."

[Carolab]

16. Nice phrasing. Making it sound like Repukes "cleaned it up".

Sooooo typical. Still, I was glad to see it happen today.

I personally rang up Sensebrenner's office when this came to attention on DU and raised hell about it.

[TahitiNut]

14. They can't unring a bell.

It's Rovian. Throw the shit on the wall and walk away saying "sorry." Rinse. Repeat.

[enki23]

15. except, with respect to the first metaphor, they don't rinse. just repeat