Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority on Sen. Joe Biden's Selection

Will each and all of Joe Biden's efforts for women stand in the courts? NO!!! But the measure of a person is made of MANY factors. His EFFORTS and obvious INTENT is for the fair and honorable treatment of women. The recognition of their issues--- often bypassed by a male dominated government. I do not care what gender the leader is, their individual equipment is their own issue. I DO CARE how they represent me, my family, my friends, my country--- JOE BIDEN is a caring politician-- something of an oxymoron.... as opposed to JOHN MCCAIN-- the other kind of a moron

Senator Joe Biden proudly proclaims that he was regularly and severely beaten by his older sister as a child and as an adolescent. This is the same sister that raised his two sons after his wife and daughter were killed in an auto accident. Biden has often claimed that the Violence against Women Act is the greatest achievement of his career. He also claims that a woman cannot be a perpetrator of domestic violence, despite the fact that hundreds of studies show that women commit acts of domestic violence as often or more often than men. Many studies also show that lesbian women physically attack their intimate partners at higher rates than heterosexual men. As a result of Biden's Violence against Women Act, the federal government pays states to create laws effectively requiring that innocent men be removed from their homes and families without even an allegation of violence, with no legitimate standards of evidence, when a woman makes a claim that she is afraid. Elaine Epstein, president of the Massachusetts Bar Association (1999), has said "the facts have become irrelevant... restraining orders are granted to virtually all who apply. Regarding divorce cases, she states "allegations of abuse are now used for tactical advantage". According to Epstein, who is also a former president of the Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association, restraining orders are doled out "like candy" and "in virtually all cases, no notice, meaningful hearing, or impartial weighing of evidence is to be had." Cathy Young reports on the Elaine Epstein quote and the broader issue at Salon.com here: http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/10/25/restraining_orders/ This report from RADAR (Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting) provides much insight into the situation brought about, in large part, by Joe Biden. http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/RADARreport-VAWA-A-Culture-of-False-Allegations.pdf State restraining order laws are starting to fall because they're unconstitutional. The federal law behind them, written by Joe Biden, is likely to fall as well, not because it isn’t popular, but because it is clearly unconstitutional. There is a rapidly growing activist community dedicated to addressing this issue. One of the focal points of this community is the Glenn Sacks blog, www.glennsacks.com .