Thread: TED KENNEDY TRIES TO SLIP HATE CRIMES PAST THE PUBLIC

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Subject: TED KENNEDY TRIES TO SLIP HATE CRIMES PAST THE PUBLIC

July 17, 2007



TED KENNEDY TRIES TO SLIP HATE
CRIMES PAST THE PUBLIC
Urge your Senators to Vote NO on the Hate
Crimes Amendment!
After his immigration bill received three+ weeks of fiery opposition
from the grassroots, Ted Kennedy has decided to try to slip this next
piece of ultra-controversial legislation past the American people’s
radar screen. Last week, the Senate bypassed the normal committee
process as Ted Kennedy filed the Hate Crimes bill as an
amendment to H.R. 1585, the 2008 Defense Authorization bill.
Back on May 3rd, President Bush released a statement saying that if
such hate crimes legislation were to reach his desk, his senior
advisors would recommend that he veto it. Kennedy, no doubt,
understands that neither the House nor the Senate could override a
veto; thus, he is attempting to insert this language into the DOD
Authorization because it will be harder for President Bush to veto the
entire bill.
The language of the Kennedy amendment is identical to the language
of H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention
Act, which passed the House on May 3, 2007 by a vote of 237-180. If
it passes, this amendment would make hate crimes (a crime in which
the victim is intentionally selected based on his or her race, religion,
ethnicity, gender, etc.) a federal offense and it would add “sexual
orientationâ€

I am so sick of these sly, secretive tricks.

So am I. ANGRY !!!!!!!!!!......

Has this bag of hot gas ever done anything above board?

It's really a shame that we have to scrutinize every bill they work on, but we will, and they won't get away with it.

Reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode...No Change!!!

There's no way the citizens of Massechusetts (i can't spell) can reelect this fool after this. There is no way. If there is any solice to be taken from our battles here, it is that America is finally waking up. Let's pray that we can clean out these corrupt individuals.

On behalf of the citizens of Massachusetts I feel like I need to apologize for letting this scourge loose on the country. There are far too many sheeple in this state that blindly follow this man where ever he leads them. We made some progress in the last election to get rid of him, but more work needs to be done.

"The language of the Kennedy amendment is identical to the language
of H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention
Act, which passed the House on May 3, 2007 by a vote of 237-180. If
it passes, this amendment would make hate crimes (a crime in which
the victim is intentionally selected based on his or her race, religion,
ethnicity, gender, etc.) a federal offense and it would add “sexual
orientationâ€

Huh? it just says if you beat someone up because he's gay, it should of course be treated as a hate crime. Whats the problem with this amendment?

Equal protection under the law. Beating people up should be a crime. Why is it the motive matters please?