Posted on 09/14/2005 4:28:18 PM PDT by COEXERJ145
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unexpectedly backed a measure to expand federal hate crime protection to gay people, a measure that House conservatives had blocked for years.
The Senate has passed similar legislation, which also expanded protections for the disabled, several times in recent years but House conservatives had argued that these cases should be dealt with on a local or state level without additional federal intervention.
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. Companion legislation has not yet moved through the Senate, so the ultimate fate of the gay protection provision is uncertain.
Still backers were jubilant.
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I want names. I want names.
"I don't think Bush will sign anything like that."
I don't know what to expect. I've been dissapointed before...
Yea. I can't believe I'm reading this story. Guess they had to one up the Judge that threw God out of the pledge today.
See the link to the roll call vote in reply #31, when tancredo and kuccinich vote against the same bill, something ain't kosher.
"But of course some on FR will automatically scream "conservative betrayal"
Aren't you an OB person too? (Open Borders)
What exactly do you agree with that is considered conservative or american? Not knocking you personally, I really am curious.
See reply #31 for the roll call vote.
Republican NE (not equal to) Conservative
WTF!?!?
I can't frickin' believe it!!!!
A California DEMOCRAT voted against this??? Lynn Woolsey from Marin and Sonoma Counties! Wait, a pig just flew by my window.
tancredo and kuccinich voted against it.
Is this a sign of the apocolypse? Seriesly.
1:25 P.M. - On agreeing to the Conyers amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
1:24 P.M. - DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Conyers amendment under the five-minute rule.
Amendment offered by Mr. Conyers.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section which privides for inclusion of gender statistics under the Hate Crime Statistics Act.
She, kuccinich, and tancredo all voted the same way.
I guess you are truly seeing some flying bacon.
Kucinich voted against this bill. Unbelievable. I give up on Tancredo. He's as flaky as Ron Paul, but Kucinich???
Thanks. I'll check it out.
But why do you think this will be removed in whatchamacallit? The Senate has been shoving this at the House for years now.
And you said if Tancredo and Kuichich or whatever his name is are on the same side something is strange, and I don't necessarily disagree. But what's your take on it?
Again see the link in reply #31. This did not pass by a voice vote.
I can. First the hispandering to the Mexicans and now the pandering to the strange & bizarre.
Sure glad we (R)'s have the majority. Really paying off, isn't it?
I can get behind that particularly since I fit the description, although the limp is due to a bruise on my heel and is temporary...but I would retain my special privileges after it heals, right. I mean I limped for a while. Is there money in this for me. Can I sue?
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