Posted on 02/17/2019 4:34:16 AM PST by TigerClaws
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kamala Harris’ effort to make lynching a federal crime received new life Thursday when the Senate unanimously passed her bill to outlaw it.
The bill, which is co-authored by the two other African Americans in the Senate, Democrat Cory Booker of New Jersey and Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina, unanimously passed the Senate late last year. But the House did not take it up before the congressional session ended, and the bill died.
The Senate passed Harris’ legislation unanimously again Thursday. With Democrats now in control of the House, it stands a strong chance of making it to President Trump’s desk.
The bill recounts the brutal history of racist lynchings in the U.S. and makes injuring or killing someone because of race, color, religion or national origin by two or more people a federal crime punishable by up to life in prison.
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Bills to outlaw lynching were considered more than 200 times in Congress between 1882 and 1986 and never passed the Senate. Harris, D-Calif., said she and the bill’s other authors “expect and hope” the House will approve this latest attempt.
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., has introduced House legislation with other members of the Congressional Black Caucus. He named the measure after Emmett Till, the 14-year-old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955.
Rush’s spokesman, Ryan Johnson, said the House legislation has stronger penalties than the Senate version.
Kamala Harris, one-time weed opponent, says legalize it. And... A Republican aide told The Chronicle in December that the party held off on last year’s bill over concerns about its breadth, including its inclusion of protections for gender identity and sexual orientation.
Harris said the bill sends an important signal about a historical stain on the country.
“This is about speaking the uncomfortable truths and acknowledging it,” Harris said. “It is really important that our laws protect vulnerable people and outline accurately what are crimes against human beings. ... These were some of the most violent acts that took place against Americans in our country for generations, so for this to be acknowledged as a crime for which there will be accountability and consequence is something that I’m very excited about.”
This was the motivation for the fake hate crime - complete with “rope.” Harris reintroduced the bill after it took place.
Everything about the democrat/socialist is created out of thin air.
How do they define “lynching”? If it isn’t race-specific, they will be hoisted on their own petard.
Jussie’s Lawyers doubled down last night.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JoshuaHoyos/status/1096979588947824640?s=09
New statement from Jussie Smollett’s attorneys “He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that Jussie played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.”
Deranged democrat doin what deranged democrats does.
So lynching is illegal now? What am I gonna do on Saturday nights now? And what will I do with all these MAGA hats?
Kamala is so brave standing up to the literal tsunami of lynchings in America.
My God, the sheer absolute courage.
We should really consider electing her president for her almost knight like bravery and her fashionable coat.
Next thing you know, they will make murder illegal too!
They should call it, “The Jussie Smollett Lynching Bill”.
A law against lynching? Wow. Who would have ever thunk it?
Coming up next, the two self-aggrandizing dopes will make it illegal to beat people to death, drive your car into crowds of people and blow things up.
... well, only if you do those things against black people, of course.
Hmmm... the democrats support lynching. They are the party who created and support the KKK.
Can’t we keep Nigerians out too?
Excellent !
Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves.
Question is... They know this is unnecessary so what ELSE is in it.
Why are all those people giving the WHITE POWER sign?
I am sure the intended recipient of this racist law is a bunch of white people and none other except the tards belonging to the antifa lynching squad... they can lynch black republicans all day
THIS is parody - right?
Something from The Onion?
Not exactly created but COORDINATED political racist stunts, like a Hitlerian reichtag except this time appealing to different kinds than Japanese or muslims...
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