U.S. House backs hate crime measure protecting gays

Reuters ^ | 9-14-2005 | Joanne Kenen

[longtermmemmory]

how can this be stopped?

What happened they "backdoored" this on some must pass law?

There is more to this story.

[puroresu]

Thanks! I missed the other link somehow!

What a shame that 30 Republicans voted for this nonsense. I was at least glad to see that two of the five Democrats who voted against it were from my state of Tennessee (Davis & Tanner). My rock solid GOP congressman Jenkins voted "no", as I would have expected.

[longtermmemmory]

PER FNC, this was an AMENDMENT to a law to stiffen reporting of SEX CRIMES.

IOW the democrats were voting agains stricter reporting of pedophiles etc.

The republicans were voting FOR stricter reporting of sex crime.

THIS HAD BETTER BE FIXED.

HASSERT BETTER WAKE UP FAST!!

[longtermmemmory]

WHAT ELSE is going to be tricked through.

HASSERT BETTER FIX THIS.

[little jeremiah]

Puke on my shoes? What's wrong with your brain? Sounds like your irrational anger got the best of you.

For the record, I am totally, 100% opposed to any and all "hate crimes" categories. It's nothing more than judging people by their thoughts. It means that a feeble old (white) lady's life is worth less than a homosexual's. Which is insanity. It is already illegal to kill or beat anyone up. (Not counting in self-defense, at least some places).

That's all that is needed. Anything else is merely currying favor with special interst groups. Giving special treatment to certain groups - especially those whose only claim to specialness is their currently preferred method of sexual gratification - is unconstitutional and immoral.

[Ken H]

Where does the Constitution delegate authority to Congress to enact such legislation, in your opinion?

[clyde asbury]

Every member of the US House who voted for this is GAY!

[zendari]

VETO!

[AuH2ORepublican]

It passed overwhelmingly! Didn't anyone notice that they had slipped in a hate-crimes amendment?

What was the vote on the hate-crimes amendment?

[Dane]

See the link in reply #87.

[clyde asbury]

"It is a fantastic and welcome development," said Michael Lieberman of the Anti-Defamation League, which has been pushing for such legislation for several years.

Michael Lieberman is GAY!

[Rca2000]

All part of the big plan.

[clyde asbury]

The big plan is GAY!

Also, I HATE the big plan!

If President Bush doesn't veto this, then President Bush is GAY!

[Reagan is King]

And they wanted to sneak it in while everybody is talking about Katrina. I might have expected some garbage like this coming out of the Senate but not the House.

[Reagan is King]

This time the hate crime measure was attached to a bipartisan bill known as the Children's Safety Act aimed at tightening reporting requirements for child sex offenders.

Isn't it ironic (or insulting) that they attached a homo protection bill to a Child Safety Act. Did NAMBLA sponsor this bill? /s

[Rca2000]

If President Bush doesn't veto this, and KNOWS about the little "addition" to the bill,

Then, I WILL LOSE MY RESPECT FOR HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[va4me]

Hate crimes??? Isn't EVERY crime a hate crime, I am soooooo sick of every minority having their own set of rules.

A hate crime by definition is one designed to influence a group of people. If I kill a person because they are black, it's a hate crime because it's supposed to send fear to all members of the black community.

I disagree with the idea of "hate crimes", but that is what the intent of the law is all about.

[Rca2000]

Ping.