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Rep.Miller: Congress Must Overrule SCOTUS On Pay Discrimination | 8 comments (8 topical)

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Congress isn't going to do squat (none / 0) (#2)
by Categorically Imperative on Wed May 30, 2007 at 01:59:16 PM EST
Bush would veto any such legislation (he renounced the position of the EEOC, which supported Ledbetter, and submitted a brief in favor of Goodyear).  And we've already seen what Congress does in the face of a veto threat.

This decision is a crock and is going to be distinguished away into nothingness...there is no way to square it with Bazemore and the game in pay discrimination claims is going to become artfully pleading facts to analogize your suit to Bazemore (which remains intact even after this decision) and Ledbetter.

The only chance Congress does anything is if the corporations figure out this decision just gave them some huge headaches in terms of employees demanding comparative salary info and filing charges with the EEOC at the first hint of pay inequality.  

BTW, I fear Alito, with egregious opinions like this, is only going to bring further disrepute on my course of schooling.

Yep. Veto (none / 0) (#5)
by talex on Wed May 30, 2007 at 03:01:47 PM EST
That is why we must win the WH in '08. So this and so many other things can be fixed.

Of course with almost half of the netroots abandoning the Democratic Party we may never win the WH. If we don't have the votes we don't win.

Armando is doing his damnedest to make sure we don't.

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Things need fixin allright.... (none / 0) (#6)
by kdog on Wed May 30, 2007 at 04:55:57 PM EST
unfortunately the Democratic Party is grossly unqualified for the job.

But don't worry talex, the "netroots" abandoning the party don't have the stones to start a new party or vote third party.  Your boys will get their votes all the same, they ain't voting for Rudy or Romney.

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Well I Wish (none / 0) (#7)
by talex on Wed May 30, 2007 at 05:28:50 PM EST
that more of you Dem Bashers would feel that way. Over at dkos things aren't so rosy with almost half swearing them off. But maybe they will come to their senses before November '08.

As for the Dems being disqualified. You gotta be kidding. A few months ago people were praising them for all that they are doing. New legislation, investigations, talking about the right issues like Healthcare, cutting oil tax breaks, etc.

But of course that was yesterday with the 'What Have You Done For Me Lately' crowd.

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