Posted on 09/24/2004 6:29:46 PM PDT by Cracker72
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SUMMARY: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) signed a hate crimes bill on Wednesday that includes crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a hate crimes bill on Wednesday that includes crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
It was the second time this month that Schwarzenegger, a Republican, signed legislation that protects the rights of LGBT residents in the state. He signed a law on Sept. 13 that required insurance companies to provide coverage to registered domestic partners.
Known as the Omnibus Hate Crimes Act of 2004 (or SB 1234), the new law creates a uniform definition of a hate crime that includes offenses based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It also covers crimes against victims based on their associations with people who are gay or transgender.
"California is working to unify its citizens as others attempt to divide us," Cheryl Jacques, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement. "We hope this welcome development acts as a beacon to Congress to take similar steps in protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans from the scourge of hate crimes."
The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to begin considering a similar national hate crimes law, known as the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act (LLEEA, S. 966/H.R. 4204), later this week.
The Log Cabin Republicans (news - web sites), the nation's largest gay and lesbian GOP group, reacted to the new law as a victory for the moderate side of the Republican Party.
"We can be the party of the Gov. Schwarzenegger that includes equality for the LGBT community, as part of a mainstream Republican message of hope, not fear, or we can be the party of Lou Sheldon and Alan Keyes (news - web sites), that divides our families by preaching intolerance and hate," said Jeff Bissiri, chairman of Log Cabin California.
California's new hate crimes law was written by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, and sponsored by Equality California, the statewide LGBT rights group.
Who'da thunk?
The "moderate side of the Republican Party" has been pushing for Gay Rights Legislation?
Governor Schwarzenegger signed 44 bills and vetoed 29 bills.
Bills Signed:SB 96 by Senator Dede Alpert (D-San Diego) - Public water systems: fluoridation.
SB 1163 by Senator Joseph Dunn (D-Santa Ana) - Utilities.
SB 1196 by Senator Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) - Health care applications.
SB 1273 by Senator Jack Scott (D-Altadena) - Insurance: misrepresentations.
SB 1289 by Senator Mike Machado (D-Linden) - Sex offenders.
SB 1334 by Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) - Oak woodlands conservation: environmental quality.
SB 1342 by Senator Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) - Inspector General.
SB 1352 by Senator Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles) - Inspector General: Youth and Adult Correctional Agency.
SB 1355 by Senator Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) - Clinical laboratories: cytotechnologists.
SB 1400 by Senator Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles) - Corrections: Internal Affairs.
SB 1415 by Senator James Brulte (R-Rancho Cucamonga) - Postsecondary education: Donahoe Higher Education Act: common course numbering system.
SB 1431 by Senator Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) - Department of Corrections: code of conduct.
SB 1464 by Senator Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach) - Public contracts.
SB 1544 by Senator Liz Figueroa (D-Sunol) - Private postsecondary education: Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989.
SB 1678 by Senator Joseph Dunn (D-Santa Ana) - Statutes of limitation: damages: sexual abuse of a minor.
SB 1691 by Senator John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) - Physicians and surgeons: alternative or complementary medicine.
SB 1785 by Senator Jack Scott (D-Altadena) - Public postsecondary education: transfer requirements.
SB 1889 by Committee on Environmental Quality - Environmental protection: actions against a public agency.
AB 488 by Assemblymember Nicole Parra (D-Hanford) - Sex offenders.
AB 800 by Assemblymember Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) - California Coastal Commission.
AB 854 by Assemblymember Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood)- Crime.
AB 939 by Assemblymember Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) - Psychiatric inpatient hospital services: reimbursement.
AB 1020 by Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) - Flood control: local cooperation.
AB 1298 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - Genetically Handicapped Person's Program: California Children's Services Program: contracts: confidentiality.
AB 1499 by Assemblymember Carol Liu (D-La Canada Flintridge) - Child pornography.
AB 1721 by Assemblymember Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood)- Prices: overcharges.
AB 1733 by Assemblymember Sarah Reyes (D-Fresno) - Telecommunications: selling or licensing lists of subscribers.
AB 1836 by Assemblymember Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) - Common interest developments: dispute resolution.
AB 1878 by Assemblymember Wilma Chan (D-Oakland) - Motor scooters.
AB 1975 by Assemblymember Rudy Bermudez (D-Norwalk) - Physicians and surgeons.
AB 1987 by Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) - High Priority Schools Grant Program.
AB 2193 by Assemblymember Joe Nation (D-San Rafael) - Tanning facilities.
AB 2303 by Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) - Public utilities: executive bonuses.
AB 2312 by Assemblymember John Dutra (D-Fremont) - Point-of-sale devices.
AB 2395 by Assemblymember Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) - Sex offenders.
AB 2531 by Assemblymember Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) - Child abuse reporting.
AB 2565 by Assemblymember Nicole Parra (D-Hanford) - Economic development.
AB 2672 by Assemblymember Joseph Simitian (D-Palo Alto) - Large passenger vessels: sewage.
AB 2677 by Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles) - Auto insurance: cost estimates.
AB 2718 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Common interest developments.
AB 2758 by Assemblymember Patty Berg (D-Eureka) - Telecommunications: grants to areas not served by local exchange carriers.
AB 2857 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Property taxation: assessment reduction applications.
AB 3042 by Assemblymember Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) - Sentencing.
AB 3044 by Assemblymember Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) - Prenatal ultrasounds.
Bills vetoed:
SB 37 by Senator Joseph Dunn (D-Santa Ana) - Victims of wrongful or coerced repatriation.
SB 905 by Senator Wesley Chesbro (D-Arcata) - Educational enrichment: concurrent enrollment of pupils in high school and community college.
SB 1341 by Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) - Telemedicine.
SB 1380 by Senator Martha Escutia (D-Whittier) - Instructional materials.
SB 1399 by Senator John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) - Prisoners: rehabilitation.
SB 1423 by Senator James Brulte (R-Rancho Cucamonga) - Charter schools: Riverside Unified School District charter high school.
SB 1508 by Senator Denise Ducheny (D-San Diego) - Real property loans: restrictions: code violations.
SB 1824 by Senator Denise Ducheny (D-San Diego) - Clinics: licensure.
SB 1850 by Senator Mike Machado (D-Linden) - Medi-Cal.
AB 366 by Assemblymember Gene Mullin (D-South San Francisco) - Child care: substitute employee registry.
AB 517 by Assemblymember Jenny Oropeza (D-Long Beach) - Vehicles: automated enforcement system.
AB 711 by Assemblymember Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) - Private postsecondary education: Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989.
AB 736 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - School facilities.
AB 750 by Assemblymember Barbara Matthews (D-Tracy) - Medi-Cal: durable medical equipment.
AB 1383 by Assemblymember Herb Wesson (D-Culver City) - Antiterrorism: Antiterrorism Fund.
AB 1486 by Assemblymember John Dutra (D-Fremont) - School facilities: lease-leaseback contracts.
AB 1897 by Assemblymember Sarah Reyes (D-Fresno) - School district governing boards: pupil members.
AB 1946 by Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) - Sentencing.
AB 1963 by Assemblymember Simon Salinas (D-Salinas) - Public health outreach: promotores de salud.
AB 2086 by Assemblymember Sally Lieber (D-Mountain View) - Medi-Cal: provider enrollment.
AB 2106 by Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles) - State government: tax expenditures report.
AB 2189 by Assemblymember Judy Chu (D- Monterey Park) - Immigration consultants: corporate surety bonds.
AB 2295 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - Academic and career exploration plan.
AB 2416 by Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles) - Reading First Plan.
AB 2705 by Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles) - Crimes: grand theft.
AB 2742 by Assemblymember Dennis Mountjoy (R-Monrovia) - Prisons: medical treatment.
AB 2744 by Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles) - Content standards.
AB 2868 by Assemblymember Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles) - Refund Anticipation Loan Act.
AB 2930 by Assemblymember Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood)- Public safety officers: discipline.
Freedom for all except smokers. Warning: freepers cant be far behind.
Somebody please explain your opposition to this law. If an individual is convicted of a particular crime, this law would simply increase penalties if the crime was motivated solely on the basis of sexuality or gender. The intent of the law is to reduce the incidence of hate-based crimes. The law doesn't grant any additional rights to homosexuals or transgendered freaks.
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What a crock of cr*p, literally. He is falling for Orwell's world of "thought crimes"! The Founding Father's would be turning in their graves.
Arnold, YOU are making unconstitutional law. People have the right of association and the RIGHT of FREEDOM of Religion, WHICH means they CAN judge people's behavior and deem it immoral. Homosexuality is a choice and immoral and you are forcing it into the schools so that our children will be brainwashed and taught to "accept" the selfish hedonism of a few.
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California's Hate Crimes Expansion: Dangerous To Christians?
Crosswalk.com ^ | 8/18/04 | Jody Brown
Posted on 08/20/2004 11:02:13 AM PDT by dukeman
The "thought police" may soon be roaming the corridors of businesses and schools in California, in search of people who have been accused of uttering "hate speech" toward homosexuals. Several Christian activists in the Golden State are concerned that that indeed could be the scenario if Senate Bill 1234 becomes law.
The intent of SB 1234 is to redefine what constitutes a "hate crime" in California. In general, hate crimes laws create different classes of victims, seeking greater punishments for crimes committed against one class of people -- such as homosexuals -- over other victims. Under this legislation, individuals could claim that someone expressing their deeply held beliefs, whether political or religious, presents an "intimidating" threat that is punishable.
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http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3314
"Hate Crimes" Law Undermines Protection of Individual Rights
by Robert W. Tracinski (November 16, 2003)
Summary: The creation of a special category of "hate crimes"--should be resoundingly rejected. It is an attempt to import into America's legal system a class of crimes formerly reserved only to dictatorships: political crimes. Instead, we should insist on the one principle that forms the foundation for the protection of all rights, i.e., that the purpose of law is to punish criminals for initiating force against others--not for holding bad ideas.
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Fearmongering nonsense. Speech ain't criminal (unless it rises to the level of yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater). Sure, there will be test cases by GLAAD and other groups -- but they will fail. The First Amendment supercedes this law.
Does this mean a homosexual "spat" would be considered a hate crime.....? What kind of crime ISN'T a "hate" crime? Go ahead let them get married, just make it illegal to get DIVORCED!
You say "Murder is murder", with which I agree, and which is why "hate crime" laws are not necessary.
The provisions of this law are very similar to those alrwady in place in Sweden and Canada. In the coming months, we can expect to see ministers charged with "incitement" for reading scriptural passages in the course of a sermon that are less than flattering to homosexuals. Imams of the "Religion of Peace" will not be targeted, of course.
Schwarzenegger has just proved himself to be a useless, spineless RINO.
Agreed just the same. But these laws make sure that there are no loop holes I suppose and I support criminals being in jail for a longer term with specific laws. Any law that gets creeps off the street for a long period of time I support. I guess that's just me. I absolutely agree with you. :)
Arnie is a much shrewder politician than we give him credit for. He knows his constituency. There's a reason he has stratospheric approval ratings. If we are going to be a majority party, a governing party, we have to understand that not all of our members are going to agree on every issue. The Democrats moved this country leftward for decades by fracturing the opposition and running candidates that appealed to the voters in their region, even if they were nothing like on another (P.J. O'Rourke used to quip that Lloyd Bentsen was a democrat because his ties to big business were too embarassing for the Republicans). Let Arnie sign legislation like that in California, while people like me in Texas don't have to worry about it. That's federalism. Arnie supported Bush and helped tremendously at the convention, supports tax relief and is clearly pro-free market, is patriotic and supports a strong national defense, and just vetoed the bill the dems sent up to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens. I think we have to accept that a California Republican may not be exactly like a Texas Republican if we are going to maintain a lasting majority. And a lasting majority is necessary if we are going to undo three decades of neo-marxist influence on our institutions.
Ain't that the truth.
Kennedy is pond scum.
That said, there is a huge difference between a state government, which has plenary power, passing a law, and the federal government, which has enumerated powers, passing a law regarding which it has no claim to jurisdiction.
I'll try to remember that when the Knock on the door comes somtime around 3:00 am
What about normal people?
Man, I HATE California!
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