Jeff Sessions and Human Trafficking
I've always had a soft spot for bashing Jeff Sessions, but I never thought I'd get a target this juicy:
Recently, the U.S. Senate was moments away from passing landmark legislation that would have provided critical care and shelter to child sex trafficking victims in America. The Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010, bi-partisan legislation introduced by Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Cornyn (R-TX), had already passed the Senate unanimously and the House with minor changes. But when it came time for the Senate to approve those changes and give hope to thousands of trafficked kids, one man stood in the way: Senator Jeffrey Sessions of Alabama. Why did Senator Sessions vote for child sex trafficking?
My guess was "procedural BS related to the deficit" which would have been pretty loathsome, but the actual answer is much worse. Apparently Sessions flip-flopped on the merits at the behest of the Concerned Women of America who feel it should be possible to legally prosecute children forced into prostitution. After all, they're prostitutes and prostitution is illegal. My understanding is that some real cranks won in 2010, but it'll be hard for anyone to capture the "America's Worst Senator" title away from Sessions.


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