Brownback blocking anti-pimping legislation?

In light of Monday’s conviction of Marlin Williams in Sedgwick County’s first case of human trafficking, in which Williams took a 15-year-old girl from Wichita to Dallas to work as a prostitute, the latest New York Times column by Nicholas Kristof on the global issue of sex trafficking caught our eye. Especially this part of it: “A bill to strengthen federal anti-trafficking efforts within the U.S. was overwhelmingly passed by the House of Representatives, led by Carolyn Maloney, Democrat of New York. But crucial provisions to crack down on pimping are being blocked in the Senate in part by Sens. Sam Brownback and Joe Biden, who consider the House provisions unnecessary and problematic.”

15 Comments

  1. beber
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 6:37 am | Permalink

    And you think you have problems in your chosen careers? Sheesh. Try pimping. We rate almost as low as reporters in national surveys.

  2. Regular
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 7:21 am | Permalink

    It would have been nice to present the other side of the story and a link to the legislation.

    I’m sure the bill is not called the “anti-pimp” legislation.

  3. biased1
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 7:33 am | Permalink

    “Sam Brownback and Joe Biden”
    ————————————
    And Brownback gets the headline?
    Poor Joe….

  4. Political_mama
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 8:03 am | Permalink

    I’m irked at both of them.

  5. Phantom
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 9:30 am | Permalink

    Don’t think he has a ring, do you?

  6. Phantom
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 9:31 am | Permalink

    Republican congressmen are, in reality, are all pimps, don’t you think?

  7. ANTI
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 9:32 am | Permalink

    Phantom
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 9:31 am | Permalink
    Republican congressmen are, in reality, are all pimps, don’t you think?
    ====
    Biden

  8. brian_nuevo
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 12:39 pm | Permalink

    Hey, Sam knows that pimpin’ ain’t easy!

  9. dontdie_multiply
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 1:28 pm | Permalink

    They just need to figure out how to tax it.

  10. brian_nuevo
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    legalize it and tax it.

    lots more pros then cons to that

  11. outlander
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 2:42 pm | Permalink

    Thanks Sam and Joe. The rest of them honkies don’t understand that I’m just providing a public service.

    Huggy Bear

  12. brian_nuevo
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 2:51 pm | Permalink

    public service – fo shizzle ma nizzle

  13. littlejohn
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 4:03 pm | Permalink

    Shouldn;t the headline read

    “Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden blocks anti pimp legislation.” ?

  14. littlejohn
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 4:04 pm | Permalink

    I guess that’s not newsworthy. Biden is a Democrat.

  15. Jed
    Posted September 29, 2008 at 1:24 pm | Permalink

    Of course Brownback is blocking the anti-pimping legislation; he can’t stay in the senate forever, and pimping is his fallback position.