Tennessee Senators

Let me preface this blog post by stating that the only reason I am discussing this issue is because of the voting record by our two Senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker.

Not long ago a Halliburton employee in Iraq was brutally raped by co-workers. She was then held in a shipping container without food or drink for 24 hours. Upon her release, she was told she would lose her job if she left Iraq to pursue medical treatment. The Department of Justice fought her right to sue with a jury. Keep in mind, this was a company that was funded by our taxes to work in Iraq.

Senator Al Franken, Democrat from Minnesota, introduced an ammendment to a defense appropriations bill that would impose punishment on contractors that, “…restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.” A bill designed to stop government contracted employers from who restrict their workers (most likely women) from sueing for sexual assault, rape, and battery.

It’s sad to me that this is even necessary. What may be worse, is that 30 of our nation’s Senators voted against this. All Republican. All male, including Tennessee’s own.

I wonder how they would feel if their daughters or other family members were assaulted like that?