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Title: Legislature Calls on Congress, President to Pass Federal Hate Crimes Act
Post by: LostInTime on August 29, 2007, 12:00:55 PM
Post by: LostInTime on August 29, 2007, 12:00:55 PM
Equality California Press Release (http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0829-05.htm)
The California Senate on Monday approved a resolution urging Congress and the president to strengthen the federal hate crimes law. Senators passed AJR 29 by a 22-1 vote.
AJR 29, authored by Assemblymember Mike Eng, D-Monterey Park, and sponsored by Equality California, urges Congress and the president to protect hate crime victims who are targeted based on their real or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. It calls for passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act. The federal measure would expand the nation's hate crimes protections and boost law enforcement's ability to investigate and prosecute acts of violence against all protected communities of people. Current federal law only covers hate crimes that are motivated by race, color, national origin or religion.
The California Senate on Monday approved a resolution urging Congress and the president to strengthen the federal hate crimes law. Senators passed AJR 29 by a 22-1 vote.
AJR 29, authored by Assemblymember Mike Eng, D-Monterey Park, and sponsored by Equality California, urges Congress and the president to protect hate crime victims who are targeted based on their real or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. It calls for passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act. The federal measure would expand the nation's hate crimes protections and boost law enforcement's ability to investigate and prosecute acts of violence against all protected communities of people. Current federal law only covers hate crimes that are motivated by race, color, national origin or religion.
Title: Re: Legislature Calls on Congress, President to Pass Federal Hate Crimes Act
Post by: Sarah Louise on August 29, 2007, 12:14:52 PM
Post by: Sarah Louise on August 29, 2007, 12:14:52 PM
Yeah, Good Luck.
I don't see it happening.
Sarah L.
I don't see it happening.
Sarah L.
Title: Re: Legislature Calls on Congress, President to Pass Federal Hate Crimes Act
Post by: Lisbeth on August 30, 2007, 11:31:06 AM
Post by: Lisbeth on August 30, 2007, 11:31:06 AM
Why would right-wingers want to give up their hate crimes?
Title: Re: Legislature Calls on Congress, President to Pass Federal Hate Crimes Act
Post by: Hazumu on August 30, 2007, 12:22:06 PM
Post by: Hazumu on August 30, 2007, 12:22:06 PM
Quote from: Lisbeth on August 30, 2007, 11:31:06 AM
Why would right-wingers want to give up their hate crimes?
"You can have my right to hate when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers!" ( >:D )
And other parts of the country ignore California on General Principles -- The lobbyists where I used to work spoke of the "ABC" principle at work in Washington DC: "Anywhere But California!"
We (California, or in a larger sense, Ecotopia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotopia)) should just get used to the idea that 'they' will prol'ly ignore whatever we do, and should just plan on going our own way...
Karen