Breaking: Senate passes hate crimes bill.

[babsbunny]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/27/breaking-senate-passes-hate-crimes-bill/

Moments ago, the Senate voted to expand the hate crimes law to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, or disability of the victims. The vote retained the 60 votes necessary to prevent a filibuster, and it will pass as an attachment to the defense authorization bill.

[myrna minx]

1. This is excellent news! K&R n.t

[quiet.american]

2. K&R nt

[sakabatou]

3. Huzzuh!

[LuvNewcastle]

4. That's great!

[imdjh]

5. Some POS from CWA said something like, "Now a male homosexual will get preference as a victim....

.... over a grandmother or a child."

I oppose hate crimes laws, but that doesn't mean that this woman's statement isn't stupid.

[Rosco T.]

6. ermmmm..... 09/27/2007?????? n/m

[Liquorice]

7. I wonder whether rape will now be considered a hate crime. It should be. nt

[Canuckistanian]

8. This is from 2 years ago

???

[Libertas1776]

9. Yes

I noticed that. Did I go through some kind of time warp? :shrug:

[Sinistrous]

10. Try this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/hate.crimes/index.html

The link in the OP was about an earlier bill.

[Libertas1776]

11. Ah. Excellent

Thanks for the link.:fistbump: