Well, that's not what it was called. I had forgotten that, in 1999, the Republican leadership opposed legislation that would have outlawed ongoing sexual slavery in the American terrority of Saipan. And who led the charge? Dennis Hastert. For $20,000 in campaign donations. (But, but, but... Bill Clinton had consensual sex with Monica Lewinsky!)
What the Republicans did in Saipan was far worse than what Foley did--hard as that is to believe. These are awful, awful people. We are so far beyond honest debates about policy; instead, we must oppose a truly corrupt political apparatus before we can seriously discuss policy.
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