7:49: Dylan catches Peyton’s slip. Apparently, American employers don’t need to discriminate to fire women.
7:47: Dyan Matthews-The question is whether discrimination should fall under increased statute of limitations.
7:46: Question from Peter Bacon: Is the Lily Ledbetter act a good idea? Hmm, I wonder what the response will be.
7:44: Card Check goes by without a single mention of union thugs, Jimmy Hoffa…c’mon Republicans. Make this liveblog intresting.
7:43: Time runs out on the Democrats and the Republicans begin. Peyton Miller takes the opening statement. He also begins with Ledbetter, which apparantly increases the costs of hiring women. Discrimination works?
7:42: The Employee Free Choice Act-card check comes up. By the Democrats, naturally.
7:40: Ellen Riley and Dylan Matthews, the Democratic representatives begin with the time-tested strategy: “Let me tell you a story.” Unfortunately, for those Beverly Hillbillies fans expecting a bouncy tune, Riley goes off on the rather depressing Ledbetter case. She tells it well, but I’m still not quite sure what it has to do with layoffs.
7:38: Peter Bacon, head of the Harvard Political Union, begins the debate with a quick introduction.