Senate passes bill to make lynching a federal crime

The Hill ^ | 02/14/19 | Jordain Carney

[true believer forever]

I suspect some in the House and Senate are afraid they are going to end up at the end of a rope.

Ha! Isn't that what someone quoted hillary as saying?

Greatness in your day!

[Dont tread and Live]

I have a response but the owner of this site might get pissed if I voiced by honest opinion

[SolidRedState]

So if Smollet is found to have perpetrated a hoax and “lynched” himself ...

[true believer forever]

The only lynching I’ve seen over the past 30 years has been “high-tech lynchings” of conservatives.

Is there language in the bill to cover this?

... and a lot of them carried out under the auspices of our government.

Have a great freeper day!

[rktman]

OFFS! Srsly. They referenced clothesline juicy? Can these people be any more retarded? Because we all know making it a federal crime means a victim is more deader than if it wasn’t.

[true believer forever]

YEAH Congress. Your approval rating must be at least 9%.

There used to be a time, at least I believed there was a time when they cared about their approval ratings or standing among their constituents. I don't think they even give a damn anymore - they know we've nowhere else to go ...

Cheers!

[LouAvul]

This is how the Senate is spending its time. Pathetically stupid.

Given the people in Congress, (viz. max waters, pelosi, hank johnson, the mule faced woman cortez, et al) "stupid" is a step up.

I'm amazed they sober up long enough to consider such bills.

[rktman]

Not to mention those at the seditious doh-j that conspired to attempt a coup of a legally elected president. But, ‘D-lusional’ magic protecto rings.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Now just for the sake of argument...what if a posse of black dudes lynch a white dude and it is caught on security camera? What then? Arrest? Prosecution? I’m dubious.

[Mopp4]

I vaguely remember seeing somewhere that we already have a law AGAINST KILLING SOMEBODY ! Totally agree with pathetic Congress......

[true believer forever]

What happens when the democrats take control and start lynching us deplorable’s. Will they not be breaking federal law?

The dems are already in control and my feeling is they will opt for something a little less organic, like maybe a reinvigorated caste system ... where deplorables are the untouchables ...

Have an especially great day!

[laxcoach]

Their time would be better spent outlawing shark attacks. At least those happen.

Virtue signaling via legislation. Huzzah

[windsorknot]

Will the bill address the anti-Trump lynch mob?

[pepsionice]

Coming next week....the tipping of cows will be made into a federal crime.

[jughandle]

“We must confront hate in our country. ... We are now making clear there will be serious, swift and severe consequences,” said Harris, who along with Booker is running for the party’s 2020 nomination for president.”

Genuine hatred, Mr.Booker, or just perceived hatered of one political ideology and race toward the opposite political ideology?

[Sans-Culotte]

“Jussie’s Law”

[buckalfa]

ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL,SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

I wonder how old heterosexual white guys get to be a member of a protected class.

[true believer forever]

So if Smollet is found to have perpetrated a hoax and “lynched” himself ...

He'll be immediately canonized I guess. St. Jussie of the unhung or something a little more clever...

Good day to ya!

[BlackbirdSST]

When was the last documented lynching in the USA? What are these clowns afraid of?

[Freee-dame]

We should be alarmed at the language referenced and linked in the bill. These words are part of the bill though not visible until you check the link.

2) Offenses involving actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.—

This is definitely not the original or common usage definition of “Lynching”. Will it make a protected class for “gender identity” which is not yet in the law? How about “perceived”? We are losing our freedom of speech more and more in the USA.

. Will Republicans in Congress bother to check the language actually linked in the bill?