Posted on 04/26/2007 1:34:30 AM PDT by Man50D
Edited on 04/26/2007 2:08:18 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A fast-tracked congressional plan to add special protections for homosexuals to federal law would turn "thoughts, feelings, and beliefs" into criminal offenses and put Christians in the bull's-eye, according to opponents.
"H.R. 1592 is a discriminatory measure that criminalizes thoughts, feelings, and beliefs [and] has the potential of interfering with religious liberty and freedom of speech," according to a white paper submitted by Glen Lavy, of the Alliance Defense Fund.
As James Jacobs and Kimberly Potter observed in Hate Crimes, Criminal Law, and Identity Politics, 'It would appear that the only additional purpose [for enhancing punishment of bias crimes] is to provide extra punishment based on the offender's politically incorrect opinions and viewpoints,'" said Lavy.
The proposal has been endorsed by majority Democrats on the committee, and already has 137 sponsors in the full House, making it possible it could be voted on in a matter of days or weeks.
"This is a terrible thing, to criminalize thought or emotion or even speech," Lavy told WND, referring to H.R. 1592, now pending at the committee level in the U.S. House. Democrats there have been turning back amendments that would strip it of its worst provisions, according to an observer.
Bishop Harry Jackson, chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, said the plan, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Protection Act of 2007, is no more than "a surreptitious attempt by some in Congress to strip the nation of religious freedom and the ability to preach the gospel from our church pulpits."
"It will stamp all over our doctrine and practice of our faith," he said. "We believe what the Bible says. If you start there we've got a major problem."
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H. R. 1592 Sponsors an Full Text
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Even if it passes, which I don’t think it will, it won’t stand a prayer in the courts. Because if it did, the 1st amendment would be dead, and so would this country’s future.
Here it comes! We must nominate and elect a conservative president to block this crap. They’ll keep trying until they get it through. A democrat congress and senate with either Hillary/Obama or the gay rights activist Rudy Giuliani as president would enact this abomination!
Block Rudy NOW!!
Famous last words: They’ll never get McCain-Feingold by the courts! It’s an obvious violation of the first amendment!!
Thanks for the edit. I noticed I truncated the title after I posted the thread. I guess I should be more awake before posting. Nice touch adding the bill.
Next to the White House’s famous last words “it won’t pass muster in the supreme court”.
Amazing the President signed a bill he “thought” was unconstitutional.
Very interesting, informative article. Thanks for posting. BTTT!
(8) Both at the time when the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution of the United States were adopted, and continuing to date, members of certain religious and national origin groups were and are perceived to be distinct `races'. Thus, in order to eliminate, to the extent possible, the badges, incidents, and relics of slavery, it is necessary to prohibit assaults on the basis of real or perceived religions or national origins, at least to the extent such religions or national origins were regarded as races at the time of the adoption of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
(9) Federal jurisdiction over certain violent crimes motivated by bias enables Federal, State, and local authorities to work together as partners in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes.
(10) The problem of crimes motivated by bias is sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in nature as to warrant Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes.
Does this mean Affirmative Action, Sanctuary States, and any laws giving preference to or modifying laws based on race, such as voter registration, responsibility for payment of medical bills, tuition, entrance exam requirements, hiring quotas, and car insurance will finally be recognized and prosecuted as Federal Hate Crimes?
Are those representatives listed above the 1st group to be prosecuted under this bill for imposing the "the badges, incidents, and relics of slavery and involuntary servitude" upon a nation that was before this bill a Free Republic?
How to they plan to police the public’s thoughts? Implant a brain chip in everybody??
Naw. Weekly litmus tests at the PC center oughta take care of it.
Well, if Queen Nancy and her San Francisco gay constituents want it, the lemmings in her party will vote for it. Then next year, they’ll come back to their conservative districts and lie about what great family/troop-supporting values they have. The msm in their district will let them get away with it by not reporting their Nancy-boy votes, of course.
More PC on parade. No opposition to the Gay agenda tolerated.
I hope that everyone who either voted for or gloated over the Democrat victory in 2006 will think very hard about the consequences of the far left wing running both houses of Congress.
I hate homosexuality, not the homosexual. BIG difference there.
These Stalinists have declared war on America. Every one of these slimeballs should be considered the enemy and treated as such, in thought, word and deed.
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