‘Hateful words’ may be prosecutable
Posted on 25. Apr, 2009 by Shera Crossan in Events, Feedback, Free Speech, Politics, Religion, Shera Crossan
A Democratic congresswoman’s candid remarks in the House Judiciary Committee yesterday bolster the fears of Americans who are concerned they one day may be convicted of a “hate crime” for merely publicly expressing their opposition to homosexuality.
The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act was reported out of the Judiciary Committee yesterday in the House (see earlier story). The bill, which is expected to face a vote in the full House on Wednesday, would add gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability to the list of protected categories under federal hate crimes law.
Proponents of the hate crimes bill claim that Christians and others who speak out publicly against homosexuality are not threatened with the same type of prosecution that criminals would face for committing acts of violence against homosexuals and transgender people.Source
Surely no citizen believes anything a politician tells them! The US government has a way of stretching and bending laws to suit their own agenda.