Hegseth published a column in college that claimed having sex with an unconscious woman is not rape

[Wiz Imp]

I hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere but this appears to be the "smoking gun" in regards to his rape "allegation". The woman claims she was apparently drugged in her drink, rendering her unconscious, so in Hegseth's mind, he could have sex with her and it wouldn't be rape. This should really be all over the news.

https://popular.info/p/13-things-everyone-should-know-about

While he was a student at Princeton in 2002, Hegseth was the publisher of the Princeton Tory, a right-wing student newspaper. In the September 2002 edition of the publication, flagged for Popular Information by Will Davis of Arc Initiatives, Hegseth published a column that claimed having intercourse with an unconscious woman was not rape. The columnist claimed that rape required both the failure to consent and "duress," and women who are passed out cannot experience "duress"

Oh and this article lists a bunch of other horrific things about Hegseth that makes him probably the worst cabinet nominee eve.

[RockRaven]

1. Yeah, well, TCF and MAGAts believe that sort of shit. Don't count on this

stopping them from confirming him.

[Abolishinist]

2. Please, he's a Christian.

I'm curious, how many atheists are in the House/Senate?

[Morbius]

3. Can anyone explain...

...why anyone would believe rape required both failure to consent and "duress"?

Where the hell did this come from? I admit, I'm only 62 years old, but I've never heard such nonsense!

[Wiz Imp]

4. I think it's pretty clear that the only people who would even try to make such an argument...

are people who have made a practice of drugging women in order to have sex with them against their will. In other words: RAPISTS.

[SunSeeker]

5. He's a sick fuck. Which is why Shitler likes him. nt

[keithbvadu2]

6. Qualifications that Trump loves

[lostnfound]

7. If one first gets him drunk then steals his car and ransacks his house, is it not a crime?

If one gets him drunk, and hands him a contract to sign that forks over his stock portfolio and his house and car, is the contract valid? Actually no, in such cases it is usually voidable. Especially if he is pass-out-drunk and the other person knows that he is drunk.

Here are some factors that courts will consider when determining if a contract is voidable:
*Level of intoxication: How intoxicated was the party when the contract was signed?
*Complexity of the contract: How clear was the party's understanding of the contract's terms?
*Other party's knowledge: Did the other party know the party was intoxicated and take advantage of it?
To disaffirm a contract, the intoxicated party must act promptly after becoming sober.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. This should kill his nomination.

I can't think of anything more horrible.

[Wiz Imp]

10. The most maddening thing about this is the most significant media outlet I can find having covered it is Vanity Fair.

And Vanity Fair published the article about it a full 6 days ago. Why is nobody else reporting this?

The only other mentions I can find are the "Popular Information" article I linked to in the OP (which appears to be the original source via Judd Legum) , and Multiple threads on the "Threads" app.

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If you ever needed evidence of the complicity of the MSM in boosting and normalizing the MAGA cult, this is it.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. This is so, so important.

It cuts to the crux of how the right think. Always looking for a loophole to justify their heinous decisions.

[Kid Berwyn]

9. Gen. Jeffrey Epstein

Grab ‘em by the unconscious parts.