What crime is not a hate crime? If a man assaults his wife, is that a "love crime" or even an "indifferent crime"? Are we getting to the point where some members of our society deserve more protection than others, and if so, on what basis do we decide who deserves more?
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(CNSNews.com) - Senate Democrats, describing violent attacks on homosexuals as terrorism, have attached a "hate crimes" measure to a massive war funding bill, hoping that President Bush will be forced to sign it. "We simply cannot tolerate violence against our own citizens simply because of their differences," said Sen. Gordon Smith ( R-Ore.) who is sponsoring the legislation with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). "We cannot fight terror abroad and accept terror at home." Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) called it "shameful" to attach special interest legislation to such a critical bill. "There may be a time and place for a hate crimes discussion, but it is certainly not now when national security legislation is being held up," said Senate Republican Conference Chairman Jon Kyl of Arizona. "Forcing a vote on the so-called hate crimes amendment shows an utter lack of seriousness about our national defense." Under current federal law, hate crimes apply to acts of violence against individuals on the basis of race, religion, color or national origin. A House bill passed earlier this year would extend the hate crimes category to include sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability and give federal authorities greater leeway to participate in hate crime investigations.
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Senator Craig has apparently voted against the Kennedy hate crimes amendment, which would add gays to the federal hate crime statute.
If he voted against gays, he can’t possibly be gay, right?
Let’s see if the court reviewing his bathroom sex sting case buys it.
UPDATE: the hate crimes measure passed the Senate this morning by a vote of 60-39.
And again, we are faced with the fallacy that gays cannot vote for conservative positions without being labeled hypocrites....
Too bad it passed, if it did.
What violent crime is not a hate crime? If a man beats his wife, it's not a hate crime, yet if a homosexual gets assaulted by someone, it automatically is, even if the person assaulting him does not know he's homosexual.
I guess some people are more equal than others.
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