Dole Appears, but G.O.P. Rejects a Disabilities Treaty
6 12 2012Click here for the story.
Yesterday, a UN treaty came in front of the Senate which would, if passed, would put in place international laws regarding the treatment of people with disabilities. The treaty was modeled entirely after the Americans with Disabilities Act and, in short, would extend persons with disabilities around the world the same rights as they enjoy here in America. Bob Dole, former Republican senator (KS) and candidate for president, spoke in support of the bill.
But it didn’t pass.
Seriously?!
Even the Republican majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, said “It is a sad day when we cannot pass a treaty that simply brings the world up to the American standard for protecting people with disabilities because the Republican Party is in thrall to extremists and ideologues,” he said in a statement.”
This story is definitely newsworthy and ought to have more media attention, in my opinion. It brings light to the extremism of the Tea Party and that fact that the Republican Party is a much different party than it was just ten years ago. I loved this quote and I’m really happy that the journalist included it. The article stays objective, while still highlighting the injustice of this vote.
But really, the American people (and the UN) ought to be in an uproar like comedian John Stewart.
Harry is a Democratic leader, but otherwise, yeah, the Republicans who attempted to rationalize this only revealed their complete separation from reality.