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-Land of the Free

Biden says he'll reverse DeVos rule bolstering protections for those accused of campus sexual assault

2020-05-08

[THEHILL] Former Vice President Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden
Joe <q>Foreign Policy Whiz Kid</q> Biden

...You're a lyin' dog-faced pony soldier...
said Wednesday that if he’s elected president, he will reverse a rule issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos aimed at bolstering protections for students who are accused of sexual assault on university campuses.

In a statement, Biden said the new rule was an effort by the Trump administration to "shame and silence" survivors of sexual assault.

"It’s wrong," Biden said. "And, it will be put to a quick end in January 2021, because as president, I’ll be right where I always have been throughout my career — on the side of survivors, who deserve to have their voices heard, their claims taken seriously and investigated, and their rights upheld."

The new rule issued Wednesday narrows the definition of sexual harassment and requires schools to produce evidence and allow for the cross-examination of students who say they were assaulted.

The rule is meant to ensure that those accused of sexual assault receive due process.

"Too many students have lost access to their education because their school inadequately responded when a student filed a complaint of sexual harassment or sexual assault," DeVos said in a statement. "This new regulation requires schools to act in meaningful ways to support survivors of sexual misconduct, without sacrificing important safeguards to ensure a fair and transparent process. We can and must continue to fight sexual misconduct in our nation's schools, and this rule makes certain that fight continues."

The Trump administration and many conservatives believe that the Title IX rule changes implemented under the Obama-Biden administration robbed students of due process through unregulated campus tribunals that resulted in scores of lawsuits from the accused.

Critics of the B.O. regime rule said the accused operated under an assumption of guilt and were denied basic rights, such as the ability to question the evidence against them or question their accusers.

The Trump campaign gathered a roundup of criticism of Biden’s support for strengthening Title IX regulations in favor of survivors from prominent public intellectuals, such as Andrew Sullivan, Emily Yoffe and Bret Stephens.

The Trump campaign said that Biden is trying to hold students to a different standard than himself. Biden last week denied allegations of sexual assault made by Tara Reade, a former staffer in his Senate office in the early 1990s.

“Biden should cut the malarkey and provide an honest answer to Americans – why shouldn’t he be held to the same standards he spent years imposing on everyone else?” said Trump campaign spokesman Andrew Clark.

Posted by:Fred

#14 Someone should ask Stinky fingers this, "Would you like to be tried using the rules you and Obama want?"

Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-05-08 16:35

#13 Haha
Can I vote for #6 to be Snark of the day?

Posted by: Jan 2020-05-08 14:49

#12 In this 2017 article, History prof KC Johnson summarizes the appalling record of Biden & Obama's show trials.

That Biden unleashed this scourge on the nation's youth is reason enough to disqualify him from running for POTUS.

That the man is doubling down on this nightmare policy shows he's lost all contact with reality.

Posted by: Lex 2020-05-08 12:46

#11 To progressives, the problem with using the DA is that too often, the accused "gets away" with whatever he has been accused of. The advantage of the kangaroo courts is that all it takes is the words of some disgruntled coed to convict the guy.

Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2020-05-08 12:25

#10 Sexual assault is a crime to be handled by the local DA. The problem for the bigoted intolerant academic community is that it calls for due process (you know the kind they insist for Biden). If you want to hold all of white America responsible for slavery they ended over a hundred and fifty years ago, let's hold all of academia responsible for clear violations of basic civil rights today.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-05-08 08:19

#9 no, Fauxcahontas.
+ Plugz = Dueling Blowhards

Posted by: Lex 2020-05-08 02:20

#8 /\ A topless sumo match? Alright, alright, so the visual is unworthy of the Burg.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-08 02:18

#7 Anyone up for a cage match? Stacey has the mass but Gretch kinda has that Bruce Jenner thing going on.

Posted by: SteveS 2020-05-08 02:03

#6 Joe sure put his finger in it. Again.`
Snark O'The Day

Posted by: Woodrow 2020-05-08 02:01

#5 /\ I'm holding out for Stacey 'Boxcar' Abrams.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-08 01:55

#4 He is just a stalking horse for whatever woman the Dems decide to go with.

Hey, I hear Gretchen Whitmer is interested in the position!

Posted by: SteveS 2020-05-08 01:51

#3 He holds no illusion of victory. His candidacy is little more than a well choreographed Kabuki theater, a media screen to protect his son and prove to the world that he (Joe Biden) is medically unfit for testimony or trial.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-08 01:36

#2 Hard to believe this buffoon actually wants to win in November. He was the bastard who created these Kampus Kangaroo courts in the first place.

Does he seriously want their record brought up during the race -- literally hundreds of boys railroaded, with nearly as many successful lawsuits or settlements paid out by the colleges to those plaintiffs who were screwed by these insane star chambers?

Who the hell is advising Plugz these days?

Posted by: Lex 2020-05-08 01:19

#1 Hey guys and parents of guys who want to go to college: You might want to think about how you vote in November.

Posted by: gorb 2020-05-08 01:13

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