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September 28, 2007 11:30 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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A spokesman for the Family Research Council (FRC) says the "hate crimes" legislation passed by the Senate yesterday poses a major threat to Americans who publicly express their opposition to homosexuality. He is also denouncing the successful effort to attach that legislation to the Defense Authorization bill.

Yesterday, on a 60-39 vote, the Senate attached an amendment to the Defense Department's spending bill that would expand hate crime law to include crimes motivated by gender, "sexual orientation," or disability of victims. Sponsors of the measure, Senators Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Gordon Smith (R-Oregon), argue their amendment helps "fights terrorism at home." But Senator John Kyl (R-Arizona) says his colleagues who tacked the hate crimes measure to the DoD bill demonstrated "an utter lack of seriousness about our national defense."

Tom McClusky, FRC's vice president of government affairs, says the measure does not belong in a Pentagon spending bill. He says he is disappointed it garnered 60 votes, but grateful that is not enough support to override a presidential veto.

"[Still] it's just shameful the way that the Democratic leadership is using the defense bill, [which is] a bill where there should be a debate about Iraq and about the spending of the war," says McClusky. "Instead, they're trying to turn the Defense Department and our armed forces into some sort of social experiment."

According to the FRC spokesman, the Kennedy-Smith amendment is an assault on free-speech. He points out that already, several websites -- he cites those of pro-homosexual groups Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) as well as that of abortion advocate NARAL Pro-Choice America -- label groups like his as terrorist organizations.

"How soon are they going to be naming churches as terrorist organizations, and using a lot of these laws to put down Christian speech and calling the Bible 'hate speech'?" he asks. "We're seeing it not just in other countries, but we're also ... seeing it today in different cities and also on college campuses [in America]."

The White House has vowed to veto the DoD bill because of the inclusion of the "hate crimes" amendment.

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September 29, 2007 12:21 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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The Hate Crimes Bill is one of the most devious pieces of trash politics that has come around the bend. Left wingers and some of the right as well, who have no moral  sense at all. The evil in this bill is like a Germany's Hitler. All descent people in this nation will suffer at the hands of those who reject: family, marriage, honesty and all the standards that hold our country together. The only resistance that they face is the Church of Jesus Christ and moral people, who have their heads on right! I would like to clear up any ?'s  on this issue. A real Christian is one, who sees themselves as a sinner and know that in their present self-centered state, they see 'No' hope in this life or the one to come, one's belief in the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only hope for real life!!! I realize this isn't a church site, therefore, allow me the say, "The United States Govt. was founded on Bibical principles. If you do not believe this, read the monuments and statements on our govt. buildings and statements of our founding father's statements in forming our nation's constitution. I believe what I have read on this site, that we must be honest with each other about who we are and unite on the things that give us the right to be on this site to start with. Thanks for reading my personal position,              Freedomfighter



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September 29, 2007 01:46 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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We can only pray that Bush keeps his word to veto this piece of trash that Kennedy and others tacked on to the Defence bill Iam totally disgusted with the majority of Representatives that we are forced to call Congress at this time,especially trash like Kennedy!!Cry
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The dissappointing fact is that we have a Congress which would just about be ready to overide with the two thirds necessary even if Bush did keep his word for once. They are pandering to disgusting overly sensitive self interest groups creating a market for frivolous law suits and more than just ACLU lawyers will take advantage of it. All the while our first amendment rights sadly begin eroding away. Is anyone getting hints of ulterior motives with this push to silence our provocative and poignant articulations of mankind's eniquities, injustices, and deviances? Couldn't this also be used for conditioning us to be silent about political injustices and to make public dissent over outrageous unconstitutional policies a crime eventually as well? Soon every complaint about misgovernment could be misconstrued as a terroristic threat against it...as in "don't be a D.C. Player hater!"

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