Arlen Specter said...

The statistics are staggering. Over 20 million women, or 18 percent of all women in the United States, have been victims...

The best answer that a group of senators... can come up with is to put some sunlight on the court.

In his remarks when introducing S. 3192, Senator Specter identified this proposal as a response to Henderson.

The court pulled the rug out from Congress, affirming the constitutionality where it had been in effect for 100 years.