On Tuesday, the GOP put its strategy into action, with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okl.) introducing an amendment beyond agreeable. Titled "No Erectile Dysfunction Drugs To Sex Offenders" it would literally prohibit convicted child molesters, rapists, and sex offenders from getting erectile dysfunction medication from their health care providers.
While it will undoubtedly be difficult for Democrats to vote against the measure (one can conjure up the campaign ads already), the party plans to do just that.
"Democrats in the Senate are very unified that this is not going back to the House," Sen. Wyden (D-Ore.) told the Huffington Post on Tuesday, minutes before the Coburn amendment was introduced.
No matter the political games being played in the Senate, there are some amendments that should not be cast aside to protect the House from having to vote again and refusing to pass one that woud prevent rapists from obtaining something like viagra is one of them.
The fact that the House needs to Senate to protect them by refusing to consider amendments like this and others that will probably be just as necessary, well Democrats will deserve whatever ads they get.
Hot Air's exit question:
Exit question: How long after they vote on the Viagra amendment before we see a YouTube ad asking, “Why does Harry Reid want to give rapists erections”? Over/under is two days.
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