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Matt Gaetz, under investigation for possible sex trafficking, was among 20 Republicans to vote again

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  1. dairyair

    dairyair Well-Known Member

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    Rep. Matt Gaetz was one of 20 Republicans who voted "no" to reauthorizing an anti-human trafficking law on Wednesday.

    The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 was approved in the House for reauthorization with a massive majority of 401 votes to 20.
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    The full list of those who voted "no" on Wednesday is:

    • Brian Babin (TX)

    • Andy Biggs (AZ)

    • Lauren Boebert (CO)

    • Mo Brooks (AL)

    • Ken Buck (CO)

    • Andrew S. Clyde (GA)

    • Matt Gaetz (FL)

    • Louie Gohmert (TX)

    • Paul A. Gosar (AZ)

    • Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA)

    • Andy Harris (MD)

    • Jody B. Hice (GA)

    • Thomas Massie (KY)

    • Tom McClintock (CA)

    • Mary E. Miller (IL)

    • Troy E. Nehls (TX)

    • Ralph Norman (SC)

    • Scott Perry (PA)

    • Chip Roy (TX)

    • Van Taylor (TX)
    Matt Gaetz, under investigation for possible sex trafficking, was among 20 Republicans to vote against reauthorizing a sex-trafficking law (yahoo.com)

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    Why would one under investigation for sex trafficking , vote against a near 20 yr old sex trafficking bill?
     
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    Here’s Marc Short, Pence’s former chief of staff, in an interview Monday night with CNN’s Erin Burnett:

    “Well, I don’t know if Mike Pence will run for president in 2024, but I don’t think Matt Gaetz will have an impact on that. In fact, I’d be surprised if he’s still voting. It’s more likely he’ll be in prison for child trafficking by 2024.

    “And I’m actually surprised the Florida law enforcement still allows him to speak to teenage conferences like that. So, I’m not too worried what Matt Gaetz thinks.”
     
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    Wow...:smdh:
    A veritable "Who's Who" of House GOP Whackjobs...
     
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    Weird that the Q anon crowd is voting against laws to fight sex trafficking.
     
    WhoDatPhan78, Jul 27, 2022
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    I think we know who the real groomers are
     
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    Those that yell the loudest about an issue, are doing so to distract from them doing it themselves.

    We see all the QAnon freaks voted against the sex trafficking bill.
    Including the one under investigation. Where his pal as already plead guilty some sex trafficking charges.

    I see the trump QAnon crowd has not chimed in..
    Maybe they've been outed?
     
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    They don't care about those "precious little lives" as much as they claim.
     
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    If they can traffic them for sex, they definitely care about them.

    Those rising stars in the trump camp.
     
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    Statistically, unwanted children brought into the world are often abused, neglected, used as lures for relationships (the woman lets a new guy hurt her children which is another reason I am opposed to the idea that our society says kids need a "father figure" in the home) or sold to drug dealers and human traffickers.

    It's bizarre to me that they claim to worry about what pain a Zef experiences during an abortion but completely ignore the pain and suffering of what that looks like once the umbilical cord is cut.
     
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    Sure they do, right up until the moment of birth. After that, they don't seem to care what may happen to you.

    The far right are such deep hypocrites that they've completely forgotten the meaning of the word.
     
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    Too bad this isn’t people reading to children or maybe the right would care. So far… crickets.

    Seems to be a trend, they did the same with actual rapes going on in their churches that they fund.

    Imagine the people literally donating to people and institutions that condone molestation and sex trafficking screaming that books are indoctrinating children.
     
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    They are also the group that finances that demonizes minorities, non-heterosexuals and non-Christians. Then, they turn around and claim that systemic bigotry doesn't exist.

    Hypocrisy at its finest.
     
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    They have lost all credibility and what’s worse is they know it — they just don’t care. Everything is a political weapon they manipulate to their talking points and when they don’t have the talking points yet they just ignore it.

    It’s disgusting that this has taken over a major political party
     
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    Because unlike the Democrats Soviet Style Committee hearings, they don't get to determine who is guilty without a criminal charge, hearing, testimony, and a judicial process. But you seem pretty comfortable with labeling people because you read a headline.
     
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    Divisive much? Hopefully you understand how intellectually stupid it is to say, "trump supporters and QAnon are the ones who are the pedophile group."
    About the OP, I'm digging into this and want to know more about it for sure.
     
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    Yet the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Act (Named after an escaped slave who became a prominent abolitionist) was authored by Republicans and signed into law by Trump authorizing $430 million to be spent over four years to help combat sex and labor trafficking both in the United States and abroad. And its the 5th anti trafficking bill authored by Republicans.

    Who's losing credibility again?
     
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    Yet it was the Trump camp that authored the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Act (Named after an escaped slave who became a prominent abolitionist) and signed into law by Trump authorizing $430 million to be spent over four years to help combat sex and labor trafficking both in the United States and abroad. And its the 5th anti trafficking bill authored by Republicans.
     
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    Since Qanon claims are only used by the left, can you tell us who this Qanon is?
    Not one single Democrat has answered that question since they started making those claims
     
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    Since it was Republicans who created the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Act (Named after an escaped slave who became a prominent abolitionist) and signed into law by Trump authorizing $430 million to be spent over four years to help combat sex and labor trafficking both in the United States and abroad. And being the 5th anti trafficking bill authored by Republicans, to include the anti grooming bill in Florida, yeah, we do know who the groomers are.

    Since it was Democrats voting against the anti grooming law in Florida kind of makes it easy to figure out.
     
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    So

    Much

    Deflection

    Care to discuss the OP?
     
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    Florida law doesn’t mention grooming or have anything to do with it except in the minds of paranoid/dishonest republicans.
     
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    Wasn't the OP about the FDT act?

    Aren't these your off topic rants

    You were saying?
     
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    So you generalize about Republicans not supporting a bill Republicans created and passed. Interesting.
     
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    Doesn't say anything about being the (Don't Say Gay bill) either but you had not problem with that.
    Don't make me laugh.
    You can word twist away all you want (as per usual) but it only shows your own disconnect from what the bill was for.
    Go ahead, tell us all what you think the bill is for.
    Can't wait to hear this one
     
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    Interesting considering "they", Republicans, created and passed the very bill your saying "they" don't support. You just can't make this stuff up...
     
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