Senators Urged to Reject Unconstitutional Hate Crimes Bill

Jun 25, 2009

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Today, Liberty Counsel delivered more than 100,000 petitions from people across America, opposing the so-called Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The petitions were delivered on the day that President Barack Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, was scheduled to testify in favor of the Hate Crimes bill.

If passed, this expansive bill would give “actual or perceived” “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” the same federal protection as race.

Although the bill is named after Matthew Shepard, an investigative report of ABC’s “20/20” in 2004 stated: “The story garnered national attention when the attack was characterized as a hate crime. But Shepard’s killers, in their first interview since their convictions, tell ‘20/20’s’ Elizabeth Vargas that money and drugs motivated their actions that night, not hatred of gays.” Naming a bill after a false hate crime speaks volumes for the absurdity of this bill. 

Read our News Release for more details. 

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