[Blood of Tyrants]

My senator, Lamar Alexander voted for it. When I wrote him a letter taking him to task for it he responded with this:

Dear xxxxx,

Thanks very much for getting in touch with me and for letting me know what's on your mind regarding hate crimes legislation.

In June 2004, the Senate, with my support, approved an amendment to defense legislation regarding hate crimes. This amendment applies only to violent crimes and in no way affects freedom of speech. I voted for this amendment because I consider this civil rights legislation protecting the rights of individuals, and I have always supported civil rights legislation.

I'll be sure to keep your comments on this issue in mind as it is debated in Washington and in Tennessee.

Sincerely,

Lamar

To which I responded:

And the ATF doesn't keep secret firearms owners lists and the Total Information Awareness program doesn't mine data on ordinary Americans and the Rico act will never be used to steal property from citizens just on suspicion of "drug related activity" and the check's in the mail and you are from the government and you are here to help.

Yea. Right.

Do you thing that the people are as stupid as the Democrats believe them to be? I guarantee you that within a year that some or several pro-homosexual groups will be screaming into the ear of sympathetic politicians to use this law to prosecute or silence ANY criticism of their perverted lifestyle. If you are so blinded or naive to believe this won't happen then please don't run for office again.

[maica]

Very good letter.

We have to hope that the House of Representatives will keep this amendment out of the final bill.

Letters to congressman can help them to focus on removing this amendment. I called Tom Delay's Majority Leader's office a few days ago.

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[MainFrame65]

I have similar letters from this weasel about his support of embryonic stem cell vivisection in opposition to the President's restrictictions, and his opposition to the marriage amendment.

Unfortunately, we are saddled with this duplicitious piece of garbage for at least four more years, but I will be working for his defeat then. I supported Van Hilleary last election, but the opposition of all the media was just too much to overcome, and I voted for Alexander on election day. I will not sacrifice principles for loyalty like that again. I hope we can find a good republican candidate, but I have decided that any average democrat would be an improvement over the unprincipled Lamar.