What about the violence against white, heterosexual men act? Oh, there's not one of those? Because it's different? Enjoy your special status.

This is proof that people who say voting is a waste of time or that both parties are the same, are absolutely wrong.

Damn. I really wanted the republicans to make it fail.

Oh well, I have complete confidence they'll find many, many other ways to alienate 99% of voters in the country.

@1

Seriously? Your statement is too stupid to even respond to.

@4 The fact that it took this long for this to pass and that more than 1/2 of the Republican House voted against it will ensure that it is used in the 2014 elections and beyond.

And look who voted against it (in the Senate):

Marco Rubio and Rand Paul

I'd say that will come back to haunt the GOP if either is the nominee for president or vice president in 2016, against Clinton, Biden or anyone for that matter.

I think the Republican Party will finally split apart after their defeat in 2016.

"hand-wringing musical theater" --great line

That's all the Republicans know how to act these days.

Yeah, but the Republicans have Binders Full of Women at their disposal.

Actually, this is a profoundly BAD bill (despite its universally-acceptable title).

The net is cast far too wide, including people who have limited legal standing in the US (illegal immigrants).

It probably includes a free green card with an (already criminal) beating.

Think about it, a Dumbocrat comes up with a bill called "the violence against cute little kittens act," wherein no mention of kittens occurs. Republicans vote against such act and later, get accused of voting FOR violence against cute little kitties, whereby the low information voters (as seen here on the Slog) lambaste the reasonable Republicans for not approving a bad bill.

Its Orwellian lib-BS.

@3,

From the context of the article it sounds like he was going to vote against the watered down bill the House Republicans were trying to push forward. I'm pretty sure the House just approved the Senate's version of the bill.

@8: Aww look at you regurgitating memes you saw on Reddit! That kitten comment sure is making the rounds.

Actually no Lissa, I thought I was being clever. They musta stole my brilliance.

What else is cuter than a kitten? Maybe a baby chick? Shoulda used that...

@11 "I thought I was being clever"

You thought wrong. I bet that happens a lot.

@8

What does this phrase mean?:

"Its Orwellian lib-BS."

Does this mean that you think liberals talk a lot of "doublespeak" as George Orwell (Eric Blair) would call it?

Or does it mean that you acknowledge that George Orwell (Eric Blair) was a radical liberal and that you think he was full of BS?

Just curious. As someone who studied George Orwell (Eric Blair) I hate it when conservatives use his words to try to push their nonsensical philosophy, especially since George Orwell was such a left winger that he almost died fighting for the Socialists against the Falangists in Spain.

Just curious.

The rest of your post is just non-sensical jibberish, what George Orwell (Eric Blair) might call Doublespeak.

The only one from our state's delegation to vote against the VAWA is Doc Hastings. This should be repeated over and over come 2014.