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John Cornyn - the man who takes a stand, votes the other way, before taking another stand!

Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn recently released a press release hailing the SAFER Act (he referred to it as the "Cornyn Bill") for its pursuance of eliminating nationwide rape kit backlogs. This was integrated into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) renewal, which Cornyn himself said would, "provide funding for state and local governments to conduct audits of untested DNA evidence and create a national reporting system to help track and prioritize untested rape kits."

So, what's the catch? John Cornyn was one of 22 male Republican Senators to vote against the VAWA renewal.

That's always the ideal strategy - to give oneself credit for something he or she opposed, and then to praise that which he or she opposed, but for which he or she took credit. This could make earning the women's vote a little tricky for Mr. Cornyn in his next election. I could see an ad of his saying the following:

"If you're looking for a guy to speak in favor of women's rights, vote against them, and praise the bills he voted against which would advance their rights, John Cornyn is your guy! John Cornyn is 100% genuine! He says what he means, votes what he means, but just the opposite of what he said, and then speaks in favor of the bill for which he voted, meaning, we're not sure exactly. What we can be sure of is that John Cornyn will say he'll represent 100% of you, men and women alike. He may not vote that way, but that's of no matter. Vote John Cornyn! He's the man who will take a stand, vote the other way, before taking another stand!"

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/03/11/1698551/sen-cornyn-takes-credit-for-anti-rape-law-he-voted-against/

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