Military Sexual Assault Bill Passes Senate - But It's Actually Bad News

"As predicted, the Senate on Monday passed landmark legislation overhauling the regulations on how the Defense Department handles cases of sexual assault.

The bill, passed the the legislation 97-0. It now goes to the House where passage is also likely. The measure's success was all but assured Friday after a competing bill sponsored by New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand failed to overcome a Senate filibuster.

"Unanimous agreement in the U.S. Senate is pretty rare—but rarer still is the kind of sweeping, historic change we've achieved over the past year in the military justice system," McCaskill said in a statement following the bill's passage. "Today the Senate voted to strengthen even further what is now one of the most victim-friendly justice systems in the world, in which every victim will get their own lawyer, commanders will be held accountable, and more perpetrators will see the inside of a brig.""* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more here from Jay Newton-Small / Time:


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