Posted on 04/25/2009 11:06:34 AM PDT by yoe
To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.
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Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes
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Stop the "Hate Crime" bill from being passed in any of it's forms. Phone or Fax your Congressmen,women and Senators....this is a biased, unnecessary and redundant bill....Stop It Now.
It looks like this is a way to:
1) mobilize brownshirts to rural areas
2) activate the fairness doctrine without using that term
3) provide cover for lawmakers who want to protect free speech (when it suits them to do so)
IMO “hate Crime” legislation is a violation of the first amendment and perhaps the 5th concerning double jeopardy.
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