[mlc9852]

What about a law to protect people with blue eyes, people who are short, people who walk with a limp, people with acne, etc. etc. etc. These people are nuts. A crime against a person is a crime.

[rockabyebaby]

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

[DBeers]

backers were jubilant

LOL

[rocksblues]

The hate crimes amendment would expand existing federal hate crime program to add sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability to federal hate crime laws. It would give grants to the states to help prosecute such crimes.

I had better get this off my chest now.

Against nature, queer, fag, abomination!

[HiTech RedNeck]

I don't think Bush will sign anything like that.

[keats5]

When do they start jailing my pastors for reading from the Bible?

[bahblahbah]

Homosexuality is a fetish, not a lifestyle.

[kesg]

Here's a dumb question: what provision of the Constitution authorizes Congress to pass this kind of legislation?

[Dane]

Whew reuters gets all excited about a tiny amendment to push a bill through, while that amendment will probably be taken out if it ever makes it to a conference committee.
<p.
JMO, it shows reuters immense liberal agenda, but of course some on FR will automatically scream "conservative betrayal" and become candidates for the San Francisco drama queen contest, while all in the while can't see they are being played like a fiddle by reuters.

[vox_freedom]

So posting the above picture could soon be a federal "hate crime"?
Oh, give me a break...

[Dane]

Below is the roll call vote.

Link

[Reagan is King]

Boy, I sure am glad we elected a Republican House to prevent such stupid bills from being passed. /s

[Peach]

Oh crap. It's already a crime. This target specific hate crime stuff has GOT to stop. I can't believe our Republicans are pandering like this.

[trubluolyguy]

"U.S. House backs...."



Careful now, with some gays it's hard to tell if that's a hate crime or a sex act.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

This is BAD, BAD, BAD. Very, very bad. I am disgusted. The House has stood up to this vileness for some time even though the good ol' boys in the Senate kept shoving it at them.

Now the principle-less so-called Republicans have surrendered without a shot being fired. I am steamed, angered, sickened, repulsed, and we need to email, write, call President Bush. He has to veto this. Has to.

Freepmail me AND DirtyHarryY2K if you want on/off this pinglist.

Note this abomination:

"add sexual orientation, gender, gender identity"

GENDER IDENTITY! Words cannot express how disgusted I am that so-called Republicans voted for this nastiness. If President Bush signs this, a very, very important line has been crossed.

[little jeremiah]

I want names. I want names.

[Michael Goldsberry]

Leviticus 20:13

[OXENinFLA]

WTF!?!?

[OXENinFLA]

A VOICE VOTE!!!!!! THIS PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE?!?!? WHO IN THE HE!! WAS THE REPUB. ON THE FLOOR THAT DIDN'T ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE!!??!

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.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

So glad I voted republican.


Huurrll!