5 reasons Republicans shot down an international treaty to protect the disabled
A proposal that is simply an extension of the Americans with Disabilities Act failed thanks to fringe conspiracy theories
By Ryu Spaeth | December 5, 2012
John McCain and John Kerry voted to protect the rights of people with disabilities. Not all of their Senate colleagues agreed.
Arguably, Senate Republicans were more swayed by former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.), who earlier in the week gave an impassioned speech calling on senators to vote "nay." So what were the GOP's objections to the treaty?
As critics of these naysayers point out, there is no evidence to support any of these claims.
5 reasons Republicans shot down an international treaty to protect the disabled - The Week
A proposal that is simply an extension of the Americans with Disabilities Act failed thanks to fringe conspiracy theories
By Ryu Spaeth | December 5, 2012
John McCain and John Kerry voted to protect the rights of people with disabilities. Not all of their Senate colleagues agreed.
Arguably, Senate Republicans were more swayed by former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.), who earlier in the week gave an impassioned speech calling on senators to vote "nay." So what were the GOP's objections to the treaty?
As critics of these naysayers point out, there is no evidence to support any of these claims.
5 reasons Republicans shot down an international treaty to protect the disabled - The Week
WTF? The same Santorum who has a severely disabled child?