[OXENinFLA]

This is brought up EVERYDAY in the Senate.

It is a BAD BAD BAD BAD Bill.

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LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2003 -- (Senate - April 29, 2004)


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Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the need for hate crimes legislation. On May 1, 2003, Senator Kennedy and I introduced the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, a bill that would add new categories to current hate crimes law, sending a signal that violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society.

On August 8, 2003, in Grand Rapids, MI, an 18-year-old bisexual man was discovered unconscious with his wrists bound in a ditch. Authorities believe that he had been the victim of a vicious sexual attack. The victim survived on a life-support for two weeks before dying of pneumonia-like symptoms.

I believe that Government's first duty is to defend its citizens, to defend them against the harms that come out of hate. The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act is a symbol that can become substance. I believe that by passing this legislation and changing current law, we can change hearts and minds as well.

[OXENinFLA]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate)

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[little jeremiah]

And Gordon Smith is supposedly a Republican - a RINO if there ever was one. (The last election I threw my vote to Lon Mabon, just so I didn't have to vote for Smith.)