1.0 link 194021 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-norman/another-silly-hate-crimes_b_194021.html On Wednesday the House of Representatives passed the laughably named Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The purported prevention is what amuses me. Who are the bigots who refrain from killing only because they face harsher punishment than murderers who don't care what their victim's race or religion is?

In the video below, Rep. Barbara Lee condemns "hate-motivated violence." But isn't almost all violence motivated by hate? Lee and a majority of her...

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