If the Deomcrats wanted to make me actively root for a Trump appointee, this is how to do it.
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Originally Posted by Bob Casey
“Ms. DeVos must fully explain whether she supports the radical view that it should be more difficult for campus sexual assault victims to receive justice,” said Sen. Bob Casey, (D-Pa.), a member of the HELP Committee.
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This was based on her donating to FIRE. FIRE is a civil liberties group that represents students in cases where university bureaucracy deprives them of a fair process. I have donated to FIRE. It's a matter of procedural justice rather than witch hunting.
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-senato...ire-1484611508
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The Education Department has instructed universities to adjudicate claims of sexual misconduct using the low “preponderance of the evidence” standard, in which the mere 50.1% likelihood of guilt is sufficient. FIRE argues that a higher standard may be necessary—particularly given that campus judicial systems typically lack many if not most of the procedural protections available to defendants facing criminal charges, or even civil liability, in a court of law.
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In other words, if someone's charged with sexual assault, that's a matter for police, and not a campus tribunal with no judicial capability and no rules of procedural fairness.
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FIRE @TheFIREorg 15h15 hours ago
FIRE's response to the erroneous claims made by @SenBobCasey at tonight's #DeVosHearing:
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