And it couldn't be for a better cause, undoing the Democrats' unconstitutional "Hate Crime" bill which is a crime itself.
The President gets tremendous credit for opposing this bad legislation.
It is about time he started using his vetoes. Now he just needs to go on the hard offensive with Iraq and the War on Terror. I feel for him but it doesn’t change the fact that he has allowed by not using his position fully to rally support for the War an entry point for the left to inch slowly forward towards defeat. That said the Hate Crimes bill is stupid and symptomatic of a culture that does not understand substance from intention. It is one phony bill out of many phony bills from authoritarian bureaucrats who don’t see any limits to the nuisance and nuance of their power.
“A “hate-crimes” bill – which Sen. Ted. Kennedy has been attempting to pass for six years – is about to be voted on in the House of Representatives. It is supposedly designed to stop acts of violence and verbal abuse against people in a newly protected class, i.e. homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals and others.
Under its provision, the killing of 32 students at Virginia Tech would not be a “hate crime,” because the victims were not members of this class. If that sounds foolish, it is because the true intent of the legislation is not to punish what is already illegal. It is ultimately designed to muzzle people of faith who dare to express their moral and biblical concerns about homosexuality. This subterfuge became clear when Republicans attempted to add a simple amendment protecting the rights of people of faith. The amendment, put forward by Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., read: “Nothing in this section limits the religious freedom of any person or group under the Constitution.”
Guess what? Every Democrat voted against it, and the measure failed. What is at stake here is freedom of speech and the expression of conscience. Without a huge outcry from the public expressed to the House, Senate and White House, it will become law.
The hate-crimes bill is another outrageous attempt to silence opposition to the political agenda of homosexual activists, including gay adoption, the redefinition of marriage, homosexual propaganda in the schools, etc.”
End of Dobson statement.
Unfortunately the so-called hate Crimes bill passed the House tonight. Fortunately Bush has promised to veto it. We can urge him by calls and email to follow through on his promise, and I believe he will. If this bill becomes law Christians and others who disapprove of homosexual practices can be and will be prosecuted and imprisoned for years just for speaking out against sexual perversion.
I’ve been hard on President Bush lately, but he’s been on a roll recently.
Keep it up, Mr. President.