It is one thing to hate someone, it is an entirely different thing to disagree with someone, even to vehemently disagree with someone. In fact, hating someone should be LEGAL.
Think about it. Two neighbors who have been fighting over the exact location of a fenceline for the last 10 years. They HATE each other with a passion. Should one of them be arrested for simply hating his neighbor??? I guess if one of them is a homo, the other guy should now be arrested?
Now what if the homo decides to toss a rock at his neighbor.. the one he *hates* because they disagree about the location of the fence. Is *that* a hate crime?
What if the straight neighbor tosses a rock back? I guess that now *that* would be a hate crime.
The Republicans that voted for this should be impeached.
Careful, you may have just committed a hate crime!