On the Issue of Sexual Assault, Wendy Davis Draws Clear Distinction with Her Opponent

[TexasTowelie]

Davis has been visiting cities across the state this week to speak about an issue where the contrast with her opponent couldn't be more clear: advocacy on behalf of sexual assault survivors.

In an ad that went up this week, Davis pointed to a case that came before the Supreme Court while Greg Abbott was a member. Abbott sided against the victim, who had been assaulted by a salesman whose position was only possible because the company who hired him failed to do a routine background check. If they had, they would have discovered he was a sexual predator on probation.

Davis' commitment to sexual assault survivors is clear. In 2011, she filed and passed a bill aimed at eliminating the backlog in rape kits - some of which had gone untested for over ten years. In Houston, a survivor whose rape kit went untested for 20 years, said:

Senator Wendy Davis listened to survivors, and then she fought for us. But when Greg Abbott had a chance to help, he sided against a rape survivor. Some of you may have seen the new advertisement about Abbott's ruling in that case. As voters, it is our job to hold our elected officials accountable. This ad empowers me and survivors like me with the information we need to make the right choice in November. I see the clear stakes in this election, and I know that my vote can hold Greg Abbott accountable.

Davis continued to work on improving the rape kit processes in Texas in the 2013 session through bipartisan legislation that secured funding to allow the testing of backlogged rape kits to continue. She also passed a law to ensure that survivors of sexual assault can no longer be denied treatment at certain hospitals, which had been the practice prior to her legislation. Davis also expanded her work on rape kits to include a law that notifies survivors when the evidence that is collected from their assaults moves in the prosecutorial process.

More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15569/on-the-issue-of-sexual-assault-wendy-davis-draws-clear-distinction-with-her-opponent .

[yeoman6987]

1. Ok. Isn't the United States going to pass legislation to stop employees doing background checks

because it doesn't allow those who to get a job if they have any negativity in their record, I wonder if Wendy might be walking into a mine field.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2013/08/feds-push-states-to-ban-discriminatory-background-checks/ Found this after a quick google check because I knew I heard that they want to ban background checks.

[DhhD]

3. I do not see a problem due to laws that protect children from possible harm from probability.

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&gws_rd=ssl#hl=en&q=Background+Checks+for+persons+working+in+or+on+Texas+Public+School+Property

Just because a background is checked, it does not mean a person may not be hired unless there is a protective creed of civil right, in my opinion.

[Gothmog]

2. Go Wendy

Gregg is a weak candidate and has baggage. Wendy is going after some of this baggage