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JPZenger

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5. The US already complied with the treaty - it was aimed towards OTHER countries

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 10:34 AM

Dec 2012

This treaty would not have required any changes in US law or any expenses by the US. The US already put its principles into law 20 years ago. All they needed to do was approve the treaty that almost every other country on the planet has approved. They had to step around Bob Dole in his wheelchair in order to vote against it.

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Senator Pat Toomey voted AGAINST the disability rights treaty [View all] Pryderi Dec 2012 OP

One more reason to dislike him more, if that is possible n/t livetohike Dec 2012 #1

I tweeting and I am going to call his office, unfortunately he is my Senator ebbie15644 Dec 2012 #2

He's mine too. I live in PGH. You? nt Pryderi Dec 2012 #3

What's PGH? I live in Chester County. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #9

Pittsburgh. nt Pryderi Dec 2012 #10

Thanks. That would have been my guess, but I'd never seen that abbreviation before, Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #11

Harrison City ebbie15644 Dec 2012 #12

Both of my TN senators voted against it-- asjr Dec 2012 #4

The US already complied with the treaty - it was aimed towards OTHER countries JPZenger Dec 2012 #5

I'd love see the list of countries that approved the treaty to see how backwards we look n/t Pryderi Dec 2012 #6

Here you go....list of countries. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #7

Thanks! nt Pryderi Dec 2012 #8

I called his office had a "conversation" with one of his teabagger idiot staffers. PA Democrat Jan 2013 #13

ugh. We got over 3 more years of this moron. :( Pryderi Jan 2013 #14