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AndyA

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2. Good for McCaskill! These violent sexual assault crimes in the military must stop

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 01:06 PM

Jun 2013

When a jury convicts someone, it's not up to an Air Force Lt. Gen. to overturn that decision. Seems to me that's making her complicit in minimizing the crime. I'm surprised the military gets anything done, given how many rapes apparently go unreported.

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Claire McCaskill Blocks Air Force Officer Susan Helms' Nomination Over Military Sexual Assault [View all] iandhr Jun 2013 OP

Don'tcha just hate those Blue Dogs? brooklynite Jun 2013 #1

Broken clocks are right twice a day. Claire does not do that well. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #11

Sen McCaskill misses those votes because she's busy making appearances on Mornin' Douche! TheDebbieDee Jun 2013 #37

Good for McCaskill! These violent sexual assault crimes in the military must stop AndyA Jun 2013 #2

Good on McCaskill.... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #3

+1 freshwest Jun 2013 #8

McCaskill is a treasure..n/t monmouth3 Jun 2013 #4

In this specific instance I agree Gore1FL Jun 2013 #7

Are we from Missouri? Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #16

St. Louis n/t Gore1FL Jun 2013 #23

Feel my pain - she repped my neighborhood in the MO House REP Jun 2013 #28

While I'd rather have her than Talent or Akin... Gore1FL Jun 2013 #30

pretty much the entire southern half of the state is infected..... lastlib Jun 2013 #33

We should give the lower third of the State to Arkansas. Gore1FL Jun 2013 #35

Good one........ TheDebbieDee Jun 2013 #38

We still got Nixon! REP Jun 2013 #46

I have my problems with McCaskill's voting record Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #40

I agree with where you are going. Gore1FL Jun 2013 #43

Yeah, her voting to cut food stamps was wonderful! jeff47 Jun 2013 #25

Consider my demotion of her..n/t monmouth3 Jun 2013 #27

"Overturned the conviction of an Air Force captain..." NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #5

This is exactly why we elect people like you, McCaskill. toby jo Jun 2013 #6

I voted for her because the other choice was Todd Akin. Gore1FL Jun 2013 #31

How does the WH feel about this? nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #9

K&R DeSwiss Jun 2013 #10

The issue of sexual assault is very serious. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #12

I agree, and this is a correct move, however, I wish she was equally forward thinking on other still_one Jun 2013 #24

I think she actually is a little more forward-thinking...... lastlib Jun 2013 #34

There is no suspicion. JimDandy Jun 2013 #26

She voted for Food Stamp cuts caseymoz Jun 2013 #13

Missouri TNNurse Jun 2013 #14

Not. Just better than (no) Talent or Legitimate-Rape Akin REP Jun 2013 #29

I'm proud that the state mustered enough to keep Akin out. Gore1FL Jun 2013 #32

Good. This person does not deserve a promotion, sufrommich Jun 2013 #15

K&R Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #17

My recollection about the case was that it was a male office who dismissed the case. mpcamb Jun 2013 #18

Different case but an understandable mistake, its strikingly similar. stevenleser Jun 2013 #20

As some one who once served in that command, I agree. stevenleser Jun 2013 #19

Couldn't McCaskill have pulled a Rand Paul filibuster? And hmm, what would Akin do? alp227 Jun 2013 #21

No, she is successfully holding up the promotion. Any member of the stevenleser Jun 2013 #22

less than honorable discharge RILib Jun 2013 #39

I was so afraid this was gonna be something completely different BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2013 #36

Disagree with this benh57 Jun 2013 #41

GOOD. I agree with McCaskill's actions on this. n/t Triana Jun 2013 #42

On this particular issue Senator McCaskill is doing the right thing davidpdx Jun 2013 #44

I just asked my friend in the Navy about this and what her thoughts were davidpdx Jun 2013 #56

It had to be done. another_liberal Jun 2013 #45

military sexual assault crimes should go to experienced civie authorities. Sunlei Jun 2013 #47

which the military doesn't want burnodo Jun 2013 #50

Does anybody have a link to Helms' side of the story? Ash_F Jun 2013 #48

I did a quick google burnodo Jun 2013 #51

Interesting viewpoint for someone who is not a lawyer and did not attend the trial. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #53

not to mention overturning the conviction burnodo Jun 2013 #54

They need to investigate her connection to the defendant Ash_F Jun 2013 #55

Sounds like this is a good block, BUT... Doctor_J Jun 2013 #49

Wow, in America, women are forced to salute their rapists. Ash_F Jun 2013 #52