Treaty to expand disability rights overseas stalls in Senate, frustrating Senator John Kerry and adv

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http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/12/03/treaty-expand-disability-rights-overseas-stalls-senate-frustrating-senator-john-kerry-and-advocates/WB3LBv2IIuFYiXHz5GGuKO/story.html

Treaty to expand disability rights overseas stalls in Senate, frustrating Senator John Kerry and advocates

WASHINGTON – Despite the overwhelming wish among Americans for an end to partisan standoffs in Washington, the fate of a treaty to promote international rights for the disabled indicates that the Senate continues on a divided path.

This story has a twist on the usual tale of gridlock, however, because Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts and other backers of the relatively non-controversial treaty enjoy considerable bipartisan support. Arizona Senator John McCain and former attorney general Dick Thornburgh joined Kerry at the Capitol on Monday to demand passage. It is backed by former senator Bob Dole and former president George H.W. Bush.

But the majority of Republican senators is thwarting progress on the pact based on what proponents call groundless allegations that it would encourage abortions, threaten home-schooling, and separate children from their parents. The conservative Heritage Foundation is among opponents who also have suggested expanding the rights of the disabled overseas could hurt the bottom lines of American multinational corporations. Some in the GOP oppose it on procedural grounds, saying a lame-duck session of Congress should not entertain a treaty vote.

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A clearly frustrated Kerry told reporters Monday he is about four votes short, but thinks a handful of senators might be willing to do end their opposition.
`If any vote in this polarized, dysfunctional age should be able to get outside of what has ground Washington to a halt, this is that vote,’’ Kerry said. ``It is too important for it to become a casualty of the same old partisan gridlock that has characterized the Senate over the last year.’’

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1. I hope Kerry can get this through. That one line...

...expanding the rights of the disabled overseas could hurt the bottom lines of American multinational corporations...

Meaning they want the disabled abused for their profits somehow. Please someone get rid of these anti-human conservatives. They are a blight on the planet.

The other thing they want for similar disgusting reasons is to not reatuthorize the Violence Against Women Act. These people never stop trying to hurt someone and deny them human rights.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr4970

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2. Yes, it is sad that the GOP be ready to go against the weakest

because of their ridiculous distrust of governmental and international institutions.

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3. And the loss of profits was also cited. No wonder they nominated Romney and follow Ryan. No humanity