Rachel Maddow last night exposed link between wife-beaters and mail-order bride tycoons, and GOP...
The wife-beater and mail-order bride tycoon want the Violence Against Women Act rolled back.
"Surprise, surprise, surprise!"
Top VAWA Opponents Partnered with Convicted Wife-Beater and Group Tied to Mail Order Bride Firm
Submitted by Josh Glasstetter on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 12:57pm
The House of Representatives is poised to pass a hobbled version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization (VAWA) later today. The House GOP version actually rolls back some current protections and excludes other key protections contained in the Senate version of the bill, which was passed with bipartisan support in April.
In past years, VAWA enjoyed bipartisan support and garnered little controversy. This time around, however, top Religious Right groups have rallied against the bill due to the protections it would extend to immigrant, Native American, and LGBT victims of domestic abuse. These groups, including the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, Eagle Forum, and the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, made noise on Capitol Hill and are most directly responsible for the events that will unfold in the House today.
It’s worth noting then that these groups partnered in their lobbying efforts with a convicted wife-beater and a group tied to a mail order bride firm. The anti-VAWA coalition, led by Concerned Women for America, wrote earlier this year to Senators:
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/top-vawa-opponents-partnered-convicted-wife-beater-and-group-tied-mail-order-bride-firm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/47454638#47454638
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