Posted on 07/18/2009 10:20:30 AM PDT by Pope Pius XII
The United States Senate approved an amendment yesterday adding "hate crimes" legislation to the annual Defense Authorization bill, which would add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the list of federally-protected classes.
The Senate voted 63 - 28 to attach S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (MSHCPA), to the $680 billion defense bill meant to support US troops fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada favored attaching the hotly-debated bill as an amendment, instead of putting it forward as a stand-alone bill, in hopes of easing its passage, but his tactic drew outcry from Senate Republicans.
"Those of us who oppose this legislation - and it is important legislation - will be faced with a dilemma of choosing between a bill which can harm, in my view, the United States of America and its judicial system and a bill defending the nation," protested Sen. John McCain, who denounced Reid's tactic as an "abuse of power."
Where did you get your information about who voted Yea or Nay? I want to send email.
The US Senate web site.
Thank you.
People love to think of themselves as victims because it’s an automatic excuse for all failures. They will cling to their victimhood for dear life; it’s nearly impossible to sway them from this belief which, in a universe without God, is the most comforting thing in the world.
I think he meant dimrats but all the same.
I can’t speak for the others, but Snowe and Collins are vulnerable without the Navy shipyard in Bath, ME — This really appears to me that they are playing ball to save the shipyards — I could be wrong.
But in light of the letters sent to Jon Kyl’s Governor in Arizona and threat that he received this last week
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293486/posts
— I’m not shocked that Snowe and Collins are playing ball - But, they should have the same courage as Kyl to step up to a microphone and expose the threat.
The dems are turning up the heat — using their mafia style tactics to get their legislation through. IMO.
I would have preferred they actually just voted “present” like the left’s “present_dent” used to do.
They're true believers in leftist crap. Snowe and Collins for sure, and Voinovich was mayor of Cleveland. Only a true RINO could win elected office in Cuyahoga County.
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“This will be applied to Churches to shut them down when they teach that homosexuality and pedophilia are wrong.”
Oh. You mean like The Holy Bible?
Them what voted these animalistic things in as law are going to be mighty surprised when the jackboots come swinging machetes through their home and business doors. Moslems don’t like disagreement with their world.
The Left does eat its own.
If "63" voted for it, it is as good as law. Because no filibuster will stop it.
Sarah needs to find someone to get that bitch out.
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