Hate Crimes Bill Heads to Obama for Signature

Special hate crimes protection for homosexuals is now headed to President Obama to be signed into law.

In a 68-29 vote, the Senate approved the Defense Authorization Act -- a bill that will fund America's military, but also make it illegal to commit violent crimes against homosexual and transgendered individuals.

Democrats attached the hate crimes legislation to the defense budget as a sure pass. The House approved the bill earlier this month, Thursday's vote now sends the legislation to President Obama's desk.

Conservatives have been outspoken about the hate crimes provisions, saying it is unnecessary since hate crimes laws already exist.

"The statistics in so-called hate crime categories, such as homosexuality or religious belief as the reason for hate crime, has not escalated," explained Craig Parshall, chief counsel for the National Religious Broadcasters. "It's been pretty stable over the past decade and it comprises only a small percentage of a small percentage of all crime occurring in the United States."

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[StoogeWatcher]

And where were these same liberals when Jeffrey Curley and Jesse Dirkhising were killed? Oh wait, since they were murdered by NAMBLA, Democrats don't consider Jeffrey and Jesse hate crime victims.

[wickedfan5172]

So, this guy is saying that it is okay to kill a gay man and write "die faggot" on his back but let it be okay because his "religion" said it was fine? I don't think this man knows the first thing about Christianity.

[incedius420]

More wastefull goverment brought to you by the wastefull goverment.

[Cutterxx4]

isnt every crime a "hate crime"? its not cuz people are gay, black, white..w.e...its cuz the person doing the crime in botherd by the victim in some way or just likes to be a criminal caused by a form of mental retardation. Just like in every crime. passing "hate crime" bills just seperates people even more

[Gulfporter]

What is it with guys named Jackson who call themselves bishop (none of the actually are bishops) that they are bigoted black jackasses?

[meloveanna]

fuck everything, science is the only thing that should run the world.

[yunusbilakhiya]

the more u push the more it will come out its better to let time take its own cycle

god bless aman

[wiannoboy]

yes HOMOsexxxuals (as you like to pronounce it) are now recieving protection within the law !

What does this mean? It means all you bigoted Christian Fundys need to be careful and stop spreading the hate against HOMOsexxxuals as you have been doing for hundreds of years.

STOP THE HATE or youll have the law after your asses....thank you JESUS !!! !!

God Bless

[gwar265]

and that man is pretty much saying

"i dont want the bill passed because ill start getting in trouble for beating up gays"

[gwar265]

god dont real