Comments on: Rape, Arbitration, and the Franken Amendment http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/rape-arbitration-and-the-franken-amendment/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Above all else, in search of the truth Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LD Jackson http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/rape-arbitration-and-the-franken-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-5149 LD Jackson Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:42:20 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=2196#comment-5149 I would have to agree with you, Mike. I do not care for Bill Clinton personally, but what he did doesn't even come close to what Ms. Jones has went through. Again, I do not care for Al Franken either, but his efforts on this issue should be applauded. I would have to agree with you, Mike. I do not care for Bill Clinton personally, but what he did doesn’t even come close to what Ms. Jones has went through. Again, I do not care for Al Franken either, but his efforts on this issue should be applauded.

]]> By: Mike http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/rape-arbitration-and-the-franken-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-5148 Mike Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:09:00 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=2196#comment-5148 Rape is not a political issue and I don't believe anybody has credibly charged Bill Clinton with rape. I find it objectionable to equate the allegations against Clinton with those being brought here. Franken, like him or not, is making a case that felony charges cannot be kept under corporate wraps by the argument that they constitute employee conduct and fall under the arbitration guidelines. He probably took the argument too far by incorporating all employee disputes under this umbrella, but at the very least his principled stand of supporting this woman, and all others who've suffered sexual or physical assault in the workplace, is to be applauded not questioned as some nefarious political plot. Rape is not a political issue and I don’t believe anybody has credibly charged Bill Clinton with rape. I find it objectionable to equate the allegations against Clinton with those being brought here. Franken, like him or not, is making a case that felony charges cannot be kept under corporate wraps by the argument that they constitute employee conduct and fall under the arbitration guidelines. He probably took the argument too far by incorporating all employee disputes under this umbrella, but at the very least his principled stand of supporting this woman, and all others who’ve suffered sexual or physical assault in the workplace, is to be applauded not questioned as some nefarious political plot.

]]> By: Raymond V Banner http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/rape-arbitration-and-the-franken-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-5146 Raymond V Banner Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:40:54 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=2196#comment-5146 My instincts are, and I think rightly, to question any bill that Senator Al Franken is promoting. And I don't recall any outrage from the Democrat leadership over all the alleged rape and sexual scandals perpetrated by Bill Clinton. Further, I do not know anything about the character or truthfulness of Jamie Leigh Jones. But her claims of being raped and subjected to other abuses, if true, are certainly of a grievous moral and legal concern. I do hope that a way to truth and justice can be found in this situation without causing more long term problems of frivolous charges and lawsuits. My instincts are, and I think rightly, to question any bill that Senator Al Franken is promoting. And I don’t recall any outrage from the Democrat leadership over all the alleged rape and sexual scandals perpetrated by Bill Clinton. Further, I do not know anything about the character or truthfulness of Jamie Leigh Jones. But her claims of being raped and subjected to other abuses, if true, are certainly of a grievous moral and legal concern. I do hope that a way to truth and justice can be found in this situation without causing more long term problems of frivolous charges and lawsuits.

]]> By: Mike http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/rape-arbitration-and-the-franken-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-5142 Mike Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:12:43 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=2196#comment-5142 I suppose not in every location around the globe. But they're probably trying to make the argument that they'll watch the pennies and let the dollars take care of themselves. :) I suppose not in every location around the globe. But they’re probably trying to make the argument that they’ll watch the pennies and let the dollars take care of themselves. :)

]]> By: David W. Walters http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/rape-arbitration-and-the-franken-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-5136 David W. Walters Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:38:43 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=2196#comment-5136 "Franken’s amendment, therefore, effectively bars defense contractors from imposing binding arbitration on employees under any circumstances." So, Mike.......These companies aren't making enough to keep a lawyer on staff? .-= David W. Walters´s last blog ..<a href="http://davidwwalters.stumbleupon.com/review/36974139/" rel="nofollow">http://davidwwalters.stumbleupon.com/review/36974139/</a> =-. “Franken’s amendment, therefore, effectively bars defense contractors from imposing binding arbitration on employees under any circumstances.”
So, Mike…….These companies aren’t making enough to keep a lawyer on staff?
David W. Walters´s last blog ..http://davidwwalters.stumbleupon.com/review/36974139/

]]> By: LD Jackson http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/rape-arbitration-and-the-franken-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-5115 LD Jackson Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:39:53 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=2196#comment-5115 Like you Mike, I have to wonder at this nonsense of calling a rape an employee dispute. That is a bit of a stretch, no matter which way you slice it. I don't understand a lot about the arbitration process, but I do have a question. How can a mediator who has been hired by one of the concerned parties be considered independent? Someone will have to explain that one to me. I can see there could be concern from corporations about "rogue employees" who live for nothing less than to cause trouble and make a living off their employer by filing lawsuits which have no merit. I have personally seen some of those people and how they operate, so I know they do exist. However, there are times when legal action may very well be the only way concerns can be addressed. Surely there is a compromise that would be acceptable to both sides. Like you Mike, I have to wonder at this nonsense of calling a rape an employee dispute. That is a bit of a stretch, no matter which way you slice it.

I don’t understand a lot about the arbitration process, but I do have a question. How can a mediator who has been hired by one of the concerned parties be considered independent? Someone will have to explain that one to me.

I can see there could be concern from corporations about “rogue employees” who live for nothing less than to cause trouble and make a living off their employer by filing lawsuits which have no merit. I have personally seen some of those people and how they operate, so I know they do exist. However, there are times when legal action may very well be the only way concerns can be addressed. Surely there is a compromise that would be acceptable to both sides.

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