White House threatens to veto hate-crimes bill - CNN.com

White House threatens to veto hate-crimes bill - CNN.com

The house recently passed a bill adding sexual orientation, gender identity and disability to federal hate crimes laws. The bill clearly specifies that it applies only to violent crimes, yet right wing Christians are flooding the talk radio airwaves with a drumbeat of distortion claiming it will muzzle their "free speech." Under this bill the hate mongering speech of "Christian" pastors remains just as protected as that of the KKK or the American Nazi party.

This is the type of bizzare emotional manipulation being put out against this bill:

""If your grandmother is mugged, it won't be a big deal [unless she is a lesbian]," Knight said. "And the law-enforcement authorities may have to put more of their revenues toward the mugging, say, of a homosexual guy walking down the street."

Veto this bill or the cops won't care when your sweet Grandma is mugged? Huh?

In a cheesy sop to his evangelical Christian base, Bush has threatened to veto this bill if it passes the Senate. Once again the Bush regime is capitalizing on homophobia to manipulate the political process for thier own gain.

This is almost unbelievable. How could any thinking person oppose this legislation?

View the HRCF hate crimes bill public service announcement.

(If you have a soul, it'll make ya cry.)