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How S625 Will End Freedom of Speech. Congress is set to vote on the most dangerous threat to your freedom yet. This bill, deceptively called the 'Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2001" or S625 (HR 1343). S625, is a new federal "Hate Crime" bill that will directly lead to the criminalization of politically incorrect speech. Hate Crime Laws: Making Criminals of Christians Learn more Here's how: S625 will create a federal "anti-hate" bureaucracy, empowering the government to establish its definition of a "hate crime" - one which gives favored status to homosexuals and minority groups. S625 also enhances penalties...

The President must veto Ted Kennedy's "hate crimes" bill! We are all familiar with Romans 1:27: Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which is due. (NKJV)Senator Ted Kennedy has many times proposed legislation making it a "hate crime" to insult homosexuals. Now it appears that he could actually get his legislation passed in the Democrat controlled Senate. Senator Daschle, Democrat leader of the Senate, is ready to allow Ted Kennedy's Senate bill number...

Those on Capitol Hill still call their branch of government "The Congress," but they refuse to operate the branch as directed by the Constitution. In reality, those on Capitol Hill often act more like they are a combination state legislature and city council. For instance, last week the Senate was arguing about yet another hate crime bill (S. 625). Senate Republicans blocked action on the hate crime bill and Democrats were crying like little kids about it. That bill would make it a federal crime to violently attack someone because of their sexual orientation or other physical disability. The problem...