US Senate poised to vote on Hate Crimes Bill, please ask your senators to vote NO

By: Steve Huston

Personal note:

The United States Senate is poised to vote Thursday on Senator Ted Kennedy’s infamous Hate Crimes Bill (S. 909).

My note: The legislation is also known as the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes bill (S.909).  It is now anticipated that the bill will be introduced as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill. If the Senate approves the Hate Crimes amendment, it is clear that President Obama will sign it into law.

This bill is being attached to a Defense Authorization Bill. This is being done because the Democrats recognize they don’t have the votes to pass this legislation on a stand alone bill.

It’s being attached to a Defense Authorization Bill which is about funding our military. If you vote against the bill you’re voting against the funding of the military.

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Further –
” … The Hate Crimes legislation would authorize the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute certain bias-motivated crimes based on the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability. Even more troubling is that S.909 could create special protections for pedophiles. Democrats voted down an amendment to the bill that would have excluded pedophilia and other “sexual orientations” from the definition of “sexual orientation.”

… The reality is that the purpose of this bill is to silence those who speak out against homosexuality. If the legislation passes, pastors could be prosecuted under the federal inducement statute for preaching the biblical view of homosexuality. For example, a person could commit an act of violence against a homosexual individual and blame it on the pastor’s sermon. Similar laws have been used to prosecute religious speech in the U.S. at the state level and abroad. …” AFA Action Alert

Quoting Florida Family Association – below:

The U.S. House passed their Hate Crimes Bill (HR 1913) on April 29, 2009.  The vote was 249 to 175, with 10 not voting.  Click here to see how your representative voted.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll223.xml

Now the US Senate is preparing to vote on this legislation.

There is still time for you to urge your two US Senators to vote NO on the Hate Crimes Bill.

Phone calls are most important at this stage in the political battle.  Please contact your US Senators and ask them to vote NO on the Hate Crimes Bill (S. 909)   Simply Call the Capitol Switchboard number, (202) 224-3121, and ask to be connected to your Senator.  It will take less than 90 seconds and have a greater impact than just sending an email.  Your two US Senators direct contact information is found in the link provided below.

If you would rather send an electronic message you may find your two US Senator’s email contact form by clicking here.  The phone numbers for each senator are also listed there.
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Please contact the two US Senators who represent your state, today.  The vote is supposed to take place on Thursday, July 16th.

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