Plunderbund

(from Dispatch)

First is Redfern:

“I have never felt more ashamed of my church than I do today,” said Rep. Chris Redfern of Catawba Island, a Catholic and chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. House Democrats tried to return the look-back provision to Senate Bill 17, but majority Republicans defeated it in a party-line vote.

Then there is Dann:

“The House took the side of people who rape children,” said Sen. Marc Dann, a Democrat from the Youngstown area.

He also shows some fight:

“We speak, we fight, even if there is a risk we might lose,” he said. “I’d rather stand up to a bully than let him intimidate us.”

Republicans caved to the church once again. Victims and families are rightly outraged. Husted and company are attempting to spin it like they are wanting to catch more clergy who do this in the future, but you can’t deny past acts at the same time guys - not gonna work.

If you’ve ever wondered whether or not state Republicans were cowards or not, consider this:

Before yesterday’s House session, members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests formed a line outside the chamber’s main entrance, holding pictures of themselves as child victims, yelling at a handful of Republican members who passed by on their way inside.

“Shame on you! . . . Please don’t sell the kids out! ”

But most GOP lawmakers chose to enter the chamber through side doors.

The answer would be yes.