Hate Crimes Legislation Could Be Voted On This Week
Posted: 07/17/2007
Hate Crimes Legislation Could Be Voted On This Week
Legislation that would expand federal hate crime laws to include “sexual orientation” is or may soon be Amendment 2067 to the Defense Authorization bill (H.R. 1585). By including it as part of the troop funding bill, the supporters know that the President would be hard pressed to veto it.
This is the same legislation passed by the House this spring and listed as S. 1105, the “Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. If passed, it will silence free speech and end free expression of religion as it has done in other nations. This would happen under Title 18, Section 2 of the Criminal Code (a law already on the books) Here’s the actual wording of Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2:
“(a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal. (b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.”
Therefore, a hate crimes law would punish those who are perceived to have induced a hate crime – including pastors, talk show hosts, and authors – for their sermons, books, etc. Dept. of Justice training for police officers already considers Fundamentalists as being hate groups.
Action Steps: WE MAY ONLY HAVE ONE OR TWO DAYS TO DEFEAT THIS!
1.) Call your two U.S. Senators today at
202-224-3121 and state your opposition to any
expansion of hate crimes laws.
Ask them to pull the bill from the floor and get rid of the
hate crime amendment. Direct numbers, e-mail and website links for each Senator can be
found on our Coast2Coast state pages.
2.) Call President Bush at
202-456-1414 and ask him to promise to veto any legislation that
includes hate crimes.
3.) Visit
www.StopHateCrimesNow.com to learn other ways you can help to get the word
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Re: Hate Crimes Legislation Could Be Voted On This Week
Posted On: 07/19/07 02:31:05 PM
Age 68, WI
WHERE oh WHERE is our press on this issue?? Do they not think that this will affect them at some point in the not too distant future?? This is the kind of legislation we get with representatives elected by the people. IT IS TIME FOR A 21ST CENTURY TEA PARTY! Click here to reply to this post
Re: Hate Crimes Legislation You Mean MUZZLE!
Posted On: 07/18/07 04:39:41 PM
Age 35, FL
Listen, it is really simple. This is a direct attack on our first American right which is to speak freely about whatever I want and however I want and to whomever I want. If someone hearing something I have to say goes and breaks a law by inflicting physical harm on someone or something then they should be punished, nevertheless, as Americans we have fundamental inalienable rights that our nation was founded upon. A law that violates these foundational rights is simply not enforceable and there should be a very large movement by all attorneys and politicians to protect these rights. Click here to reply to this post
Re: Hate Crimes Legislation Could Be Voted On This Week
Re: Hate Crimes Legislation Could Be Voted On This Week
Posted On: 07/17/07 09:49:38 AM
Age 60, MO
Everyone has probably heard the saying: "You can't legislate morality." It may be trite, but it is true. There is no particular scriptural passage that says this, but the overall Bible purveys that message. Even Romans chapter 13 only gives a civil authority to enforce God's laws--not legislate them. They have been permanently legislated by God. Morality is ultimately a matter of the heart, although there are often worldly consequences. Any government that makes up extra Biblical laws is anti Christian. Christians may soon find themselves up against the wall in speaking out against sinful behavior, just as Saint Stephen did years ago as recorded by the Book of Acts. George Cancilla Click here to reply to this post
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