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excellent points jch
>>>Obviously, the entire four billion dollars would not used for background checks. As is stated in the article, the new provisions of VAWA would require the match-making agency to do background checks
>>> It does not appear that this new law would require any significant governmental funding.
>>>this should actually limit the strain on taxpayers by hopefully screening out the abusers and thereby reducing the number of women who will need to go to the police and the courts to obtain protection.
>>>The $4 billion that will be spent under VAWA will go towards grants to shelters, agencies, police departments, and family courts.
