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Ken6226 Wrote: Nov 28, 2012 10:32 AM
I'm okay with punishing sex offenders whose guilt has been legally established. However, too many states have a "guilty until proven innocent" approach toward child sexual abuse, and that's just wrong. Would you like to be branded a sex offender for the rest of your life just because you were accused by someone who had an ax to grind?
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Senate Democrats have been sitting on a bill for more than a year that helps law enforcement quickly track down violent sex offenders. In March of 2011, Republican Senator Jeff Sessions introduced the Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act in order to give the Marshals Service the tools it needed to track down sex offenders. Session's legislation had bipartisan support, 21 cosponsors and was tacked onto the bipartisan Child Protection Act. Yesterday, the legislation finally passed.
“I am pleased to see my proposal finally pass, and grateful to Senators Cornyn and Blumenthal for including it in the Child Protection Act....
Democrats Blocked Sex Offender Legislation For More Than a Year