Jamie Leigh Jones was an employee at Halliburton/KBR and In 2005 she was stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. She was 20 years old.
One night, several of her co-workers drugged her. Then they took turns raping her. The more compassionate of her attackers didn't beat her as they were gang-raping her. Though many weren't so nice.
She was left physically, mentally and emotionally scarred.
While nothing will ever take away the pain and suffering she must have felt that night, at least we live in a country that believes in justice and surely no company, not even Halliburton, would stand for this behavior from their employees!
Right?
This is where Halliburton fires every single employee involved and helps Jamie in any way she needs because it happened on their clock.
The rapist go to jail. Halliburton/KBR stands up for Jamie and fights to ensure that this will never happen again!
Sadly, Somehow, this is only wishful thinking....
Instead of doing the right thing, or even attempting to, Halliburton/KBR detain her in a shipping container for 24 hours with no food or water.
They tell her that if she leaves Iraq for medical treatment she will be out of a job.
And while she was confined, they placed armed guards outside of her container. Just incase SHE got out of line...
Now a prisoner for a crime that was committed on her, she convinces one of the guards to let her use their cell phone to call her father.
Then her father in turn, called their congressman Rep. Ted Poe R-TX.
Rep. Poe then goes on to call the state department.
The state department contacted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, who then rescued her from confinement.
Before I continue, I just have one question....
What if Jamie was your daughter, sister, ECT.?
Years later, no justice was brought to Jamie and none of the rapist were arrested or even fired.
Then along came Al Franken.
Franken offered an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that would withhold defense contracts from companies like KBR "if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court."
Sounds pretty logical. right?
In my opinion, that is getting off light for Halliburton/KBR. They should be shut down quicker than you can say "Blood for Oil". But at least it is a step in the right direction.
I mean, if there was ever an issue that Republicans and Democrats could agree on, it would be that rape is bad!
Once again, Wishful Thinking....
While the amendment passed, 30 GOP Senators voted against Jamie and woman's rights and voted for Halliburton and rape.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you, The Rape-publicans.....
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Amongst these moral-less excuses for public servants, are people who vocally argue that ACORN is a corrupt group and should be shut down, who argue that your rights are being taken away from you by the evil president, and who have wives, daughters, sisters and women they love. I'm sure they would be horrified if what had happened to Jamie happened to their loved ones.
So let me get this straight......
ACORN (Accused with no proof of funding prostitution)=BAD
Halliburton/KBR (Imprisoned a 20 year old girl for being raped)=GOOD
Obama (Taking away our freedoms)(Can anyone name one freedom we have lost?)=BAD
Halliburton/KBR (Literally take away a young girls rights)=GOOD
If this wasn't so heartbreakingly sad, it would be humorous.
But maybe I'm being too harsh. Maybe the Dirty 30 have their reasons..... Lets see....
In the debate, Senator Sessions maintained that Franken's amendment overreached into the private sector and suggested that it violated the due process clause of the Constitution.
To which, Senator Franken fired back quoting the Constitution. "Article 1 Section 8 of our Constitution gives Congress the right to spend money for the welfare of our citizens. Because of this, Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote, 'Congress may attach conditions on the receipt of federal funds and has repeatedly employed that power to further broad policy objectives,'" Franken said. "That is why Congress could pass laws cutting off highway funds to states that didn't raise their drinking age to 21. That's why this whole bill [the Defense Appropriations bill] is full of limitations on contractors -- what bonuses they can give and what kind of health care they can offer. The spending power is a broad power and my amendment is well within it."
I guess it wouldn't help them to get re-elected if they just came out and said that they voted the way they did because Halliburton/KBG gives them a lot of money
Or that they are so partisan that they cannot bring themselves to vote on an amendment proposed by a democrat. Even if it is to stop rape within one of America's biggest companies.
If McCain ever says "Country First" again I will probably throw up!
But when it comes to getting re-elected, I don't think voting for rape is a good way of going about it. But we'll find out for many of them next year.
This is the party that is trying to convince us that they ARE for the people and not all about big business and corporations. This is the party that touts freedom and justice.
If you are reading this as a conservative republican and you feel ashamed and embarrassed.....
Don't fret, it is a good thing.
It means that you have more of a heart and conscience than 30 current U.S. Senators.
This is a new low.
Jamie Leigh Jones was elated and thankful to hear that the Franken Amendment was passed.
"It means that every tear shed to go public and repeat my story over and over again to make a difference for other women was worth it"
Sources: ABC News & Alternet.org
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