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Violence Against Women Act

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A quick definition of Violence Against Women Act:

Violence Against Women Act: A law that helps protect women from violence and abuse. It was created to give victims of gender-motivated violence a way to seek justice through the legal system. However, in 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that the law's civil-remedy provision was not authorized by the Constitution. The law is often abbreviated as VAWA.

A more thorough explanation:

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a federal law that was enacted to protect women from gender-motivated violence. It provides a federal civil-rights action for victims of such violence.

For example, if a woman is physically assaulted by her partner because of her gender, she can use VAWA to seek legal remedies and damages.

However, in 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that the civil-remedy provision of VAWA was unconstitutional. The Court held that Congress did not have the authority to enact it under the Commerce Clause or the Enforcement Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Despite this setback, VAWA remains an important law that has helped many women seek justice and protection from violence.

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windyMagician
18:37
like i was with my ex for 2 years, moved to Alaska for him, and he broke up with me over text the weekend before the election
i sound like tony soprano when i'm emotional it's so bad
windyMagician
18:37
eggan and jack are s tier bc of their accent
@babycat: I guess more binary than ranking. It’s like high value man, low value man, and there’s some other stuff
@windyMagician: can you talk about it in therapy? i had a problem with only going after people who treated me poorly and therapy helped me work that out
i could see why FDS would be attractive but i was in to manosphere stuff like 10 years ago and its just soooooo bad for your mental health
will 100% poison all your personal relationships
And that stuff fucks with the way you see the world in general
windyMagician
18:39
therapy is a good idea
babycat
18:40
@jackfrost11770: you sound like tony soprano? I need you
18:42
thank you windy... also wtf is fds
18:43
oh female dating strategy reddit lmao terrible. i imaging it festering with femcels
my first language isn't english but i am from here but sometimes ppl tell me i also have a russian accent which is so funny lol
all of my accents are just mob/mafia core
JumpySubsequentDolphin
18:44
i want a man w a transatlantic accent how do i make that work
Dkk
18:45
@jackfrost11770: same about that Russian accent thing.
windyMagician
18:45
when he says "i'm a new yorker" in the accent...
DK ARE YOU RUSSIAN
babycat
18:45
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when is that
Dkk
18:48
@jackfrost11770: nah estonian finnish
ahhh dope do u speak the language(s)
Dkk
18:49
Nah lol, so many vowels. It is like learning hawaiian.
wait so ppl tell you that you have the accent but you don't speak the language? that's so funny
2big2fail
18:52
Pepp when
i didn't learn english until i was like 11, personally i don't think i have the accent cause i've been here my whole life but sometimes ppl tell me i do which is 😭 idk why
18:53
dk have you ever seen a game of pesapallo
Dkk
18:53
Yeah it is weird @jackfrost. I think it comes from my mother cus she has a slight accent. She never spoke the language either though.
Dkk
18:54
@info-man: nah what is that
Dkk
18:54
Oh Finnish Baseball, nah not at all. I have only seen their pole vaulting and big swing thing.
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