The 109th Congress should
- abolish federal "hate crimes."
When politicians start punishing people for what they think -- not
for what they do -- they create a chilling new category of
wrongdoing: "thought crimes."
Every violent crime is a hate crime, expressing first a hatred
toward "the Laws of Nature and
of Nature's God." Such crimes are already covered by
existing laws.
Law enforcement should focus on stopping crimes in general --
not punishing crimes which happen to be "politically
incorrect." Violence against a politically-favored group is
not more important than violence against you or me.
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