Once again, it is fun to see topics silly topics created and watch anti-Trumpers or those who don’t care for him tripping over themselves to post like ants crawling over an old banana. It’s literally a chatroom room for people who don’t like Trump.
I myself like this nugget from Biden’s Agenda. Nice to see he suddenly cares about sexual assault victims. I wonder if the rumors about having Tara Reade speak at the RNC end up being true.
As president, Biden will:
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Restore and strengthen VAWA’s civil cause of action for survivors. The original Violence Against Women Act included a revolutionary civil rights remedy that gave victims the power on their own to take their abusers to federal court, call them to account, and win monetary, injunctive, or declaratory relief. State criminal-justice systems often fail survivors. The federal civil rights remedy was designed to supplement state remedies, not displace them. The Supreme Court got it
wrong when they
overturned the original civil rights remedy. Congress can and must pass an improved and expanded civil rights remedy that fills the gaps the Court found fatal last time, including a demonstrated connection between sexual assault and women’s economic opportunity. *
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Support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly protect equal rights for women. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would change this, enshrining in our Constitution the principle that all individuals, regardless of sex, are equally protected under the law. This amendment would expand protections for survivors of violence against women who participate in or require access to government programs, and potentially encompass the aims of the expanded civil rights remedy described above. Biden co-sponsored the Equal Rights Amendment nine times and, as president, he will work with advocates across the country to enshrine the ERA in our Constitution. *
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Expand access to lawyers. Biden will significantly expand the
Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program in the Violence Against Women Act, and support expanded funding for the
Legal Services Corporation to ensure lawyers are available to help domestic violence survivors in civil and criminal proceedings. *
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Ensure advocates for every victim . Biden will create a $50 million grant program from the Crime Victims Fund to hire victim advocates so that every survivor of domestic or sexual violence is offered the services of a highly-trained advocate if they want one. Victim advocates based in community organizations or in local law enforcement systems play an invaluable role by giving individualized attention to victims and helping them navigate the process, explore options and access services.*
