Saying Goodbye to the Hate Bill

Which I hated, by the way.

And just look at the lousy job the MSM did reporting this:

Short on votes, Congress drops hate crimes measure

"Congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded hate crime laws to include attacks on gays and lesbians after it became clear the measure wouldn't pass in the House, aides said yesterday.

The bill, sponsored by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, was widely supported by Democrats and some moderate Senate Republicans. But because it was attached to a major defense policy bill that would have authorized more money for the Iraq war, many antiwar Democrats said they would oppose it.

A House Democratic aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because conference negotiations on the defense bill were ongoing:

"We don't have the votes. We're about 40 votes short, not four or six."

The development is a blow to civil rights groups. Activists say broader federal laws are necessary to address a rise in crimes motivated by hate based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights:

"[The military bill is] the last clear chance this year for Congress to make a meaningful effort to stop hate crime violence."

Under current federal law, hate crimes include violent acts against individuals on the basis of race, religion, color, or national origin."

Oh my God! They totally sanitized it!

Ummm, this is AMERICA!

How about charging people with crimes based upon WHAT THEY DO rather than WHAT THEY THINK?!!

WTF is America now, Soviet Russia?

Let's try another article:

Congressional Maneuvering Dooms Hate Crime Measure

"Congressional Democrats on Thursday dropped their effort to tie a Pentagon policy measure to an expanded definition of federal hate crimes covering sexual orientation, ending chances that the long-stalled hate crime measure would clear Congress this year.

Citing objections from Republicans and President Bush, as well as a refusal by some Democrats to back the Pentagon bill because of opposition to the Iraq war, Democratic leaders agreed to strip out the hate crimes provision to clear the way for approval of the military legislation.

The decision was a major disappointment to Congressional advocates of the hate crimes expansion and to civil rights activists who believed that the new Democrat-led Congress provided the best opportunity for approving changes sought since 1998.

“This is an extraordinary missed opportunity,” said Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts and the author of the legislation, who said an increase in hate crimes documented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation illustrated the need for the measure.

Fuck off, fat-fuck fascist!

The hate crimes provision, which easily passed the House in May, would expand federal jurisdiction over hate crimes to include those committed because of a person’s gender, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. The law now applies to crimes motivated by bias because of race, color, religion or national origin and is limited to acts committed against a person who is exercising a federally protected right like voting or attending school.

The measure was first proposed after the murder in 1998 of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man beaten to death in Laramie, Wyo. The proposal is named for Mr. Shepard.

His parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, who have created a foundation to promote tolerance, expressed dismay on Thursday at the inability of Congress to pass the hate crimes proposal.

Mr. and Mrs. Shepard, in a statement:


“At this time of year that fills us all with hope for humankind, we are sad to find that a Congressional majority of each House who have already adopted the Matthew Shepard Act cannot yet come together.”

Unreal! Frikkin' N.Y. Times is shameless!

Is WAGING an AGGRESSIVE WAR based on LIES a HATE CRIME, readers?

Oh, yeah, that's right.

That's a WAR CRIME!!!!!!!!

Opponents of the hate crimes proposal said that it was not needed because state and federal laws already outlaw violence against individuals."

That's not what the bill was about at all!!!

See: Shutting Down The Blogs

Who Wants to Shut Down the Blogs (and Why)?

The Homegrown Terrorism Act: Totalitarian Nightmare

Call the House and Senate Now!

Freedom-Loving Americans Stop Tyranny... For Now

C'mon, reader!

How could you ever believe in AmeriKa's MSM ever again?

Me? I'll stick with the blogs, thank you very much!