Does it protect people who wear leather or fur from animal rights extremists that hate the fur industry?
Does it protect men from man-hating feminazis like the majority of the co-hosts on “The View”?
Does it protect white-collar workers from union thugs that hate management types?
Does it protect people who drive “imports” from those same union thugs that hate “people who drive imports”?
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) “The Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act is a bad bill and should not be brought to the floor, but especially under the closed process that does not allow for any changes or improvements to the underlying bill.”
“Eighteen thoughtful amendments were submitted to the Rules Committee yesterday, and sadly, not one of these amendments was allowed to be considered by the full House of Representatives. I am disappointed the Democrat majority again has missed an opportunity to live up to their commitment of allowing input under an open process.
“Yesterday, Mr. Forbes of Virginia offered an amendment to this bill that would expand the list of protected categories of individuals to include members of the Armed Forces. If you believe the government should afford special treatment to crimes committed against special groups of citizens, then why not our military men and women? Why aren’t those who volunteer to protect our country’s freedom not afforded this protected status?
“Mr. Gohmert of Texas offered an amendment that would add law enforcement officers to the list. There have been several instances where gang members and would-be gang members have targeted and killed law enforcement officers because of their hatred towards them for choosing to go to work each day to protect our communities. Is committing a crime against law enforcement officers simply because their job is to uphold our laws a crime not deserving of special assistance to investigate and prosecute that crime?”
“Crimes have been committed against senior citizens, and an amendment was offered to include them under the hate crimes legislation, but that amendment, too, was not allowed under this closed rule today.”
“I urge my colleagues to oppose the gag order rule and the underlying bill that creates special categories of citizens and ends equality under the law.” (Cong. Record May 03, 2007)