S.909 - Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act

A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as introduced.
  • Popular: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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07/25/09
STOP Sotomayor Now — Vote this week! | Tea Party Grassroots

S. 909 Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill. Purpose: Increases penalties for certain crimes committed against certain people, particularly based on sexual orientation. Position: OPPOSE. Share/Save/Bookmark ...

07/25/09
The ORIGINAL Operation Twitter Tea Party: STOP Sotomayor Now ...

S. 909 Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill. Purpose: Increases penalties for certain crimes committed against certain people, particularly based on sexual orientation. Position: OPPOSE. Posted by SandieC at 7:08 AM ...

07/25/09
STOP Sotomayor Now — Vote this week! | Socialist Squirrel

S. 909 Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill. Purpose: Increases penalties for certain crimes committed against certain people, particularly based on sexual orientation. Position: OPPOSE. Get Grizzly! Share and Enjoy, Then, Join Us! : ...

07/25/09
STOP Sotomayor Now — Vote this week! « Midwest Liberty Fest 2009

S. 909 Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill. Purpose: Increases penalties for certain crimes committed against certain people, particularly based on sexual orientation. Position: OPPOSE ...

07/25/09
STOP Sotomayor Now — Vote this week! « R3publican: Restore ...

S. 909 Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill. Purpose: Increases penalties for certain crimes committed against certain people, particularly based on sexual orientation. Position: OPPOSE ...

07/24/09
Jewish leader arrested for child porn | Republic Broadcasting Network

I wish this story could be exploited to show how the ADL is the corrupt entity pushing the S.909 “hate crimes” amendment. Another name for the “hate crimes bill” is the pedophile protection bill. Special protections under the law for ..

07/24/09
Is Obama Loyal To The Hate Bill?

President Obama has repeatedly made clear that he supports the federal hate crimes bill and will sign it into law. Yet, like probably every Democrat who voted for it, he knows that S. 909 is legislative garbage.

07/24/09
Is Obama Loyal To The Hate Bill? : Truth is Contagious

Yet, like probably every Democrat who voted for it, he knows that S. 909 is legislative garbage. It is blatantly unconstitutional, intended by ADL and the Democratic one-worlders in Congress as a means to exponentially increase federal ...

07/24/09
F-22 to Kill The Gays | Petulant Rumblings

Patrick Leahy (D-VT) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate and argued essentially that since he couldn't get 60 honest votes to pass the “Punish Pastors, Protect Pedophiles” hate crimes S. 909 as a stand-alone bill, it should instead be ...

07/22/09
Carter Clews: Hate crimes bill disregards blind justice | OpEd ...

Blind justice, in which the law serves all citizens equally, is a long-held value of the American Justice system. But all of that will change with the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909). ...

07/22/09
*ACTION ALERT!* Stop These Train Wrecks! Call Congress Today ...

S. 909 Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill. Purpose: Increases penalties for certain crimes committed against certain people, particularly based on sexual orientation. Position: OPPOSE. Reasons: Should not be snuck into a Defense spending ...

07/22/09
Expansion of Crimes Punishable by Death: News from Project Hope ...

Washington, D.C. – The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) released the following statement on today's Senate passage of S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an amendment to the Department of Defense ...

07/22/09
We Might Still Kill The Hate Bill! | DoomDaily

The President has repeatedly warned that if Congress sends him a DOD bill with extra Raptors, he will veto it – along with the attached federal hate crimes attachment, S.909. Does this mean fast forward of the hate bill through ...

Source: DoomDaily
07/22/09
Urge Congress to Remove Death Penalty Provision from Matthew ...

Washington, D.C. – The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) released the following statement on today's Senate passage of S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an amendment to the Department of Defense ...

07/22/09
Hate-crimes bill disregards blind justice | San Francisco Examiner

Blind justice, in which the law serves all citizens equally, is a long-held value of the American justice system. But all of that will change with the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909).

07/22/09
We Might Still Kill The Hate Bill!

The President has repeatedly warned that if Congress sends him a DOD bill with extra Raptors, he will veto it – along with the attached federal hate crimes attachment, S.909. Does this mean fast forward of the hate bill through ...

07/21/09
BaltoNorth: Senators Ben Cardin & Barbara Mikulski vote for the ...

[S. 909] adopts the definition of "hate crime" as set forth in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (i.e., a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim . . . because of the actual or perceived race, ...

Source: BaltoNorth
07/21/09
brianlee: El Paso to legalize Homosexual Marriage?

Hate Crime Legislation: Build-Out already underway. - As I noted on Friday, the opponents of the Hate Crimes Bill, S.909, which was injected into the Defense Appropriations Bill, S.1390 early that morning, are... 3 hours ago ...

Source: brianlee
07/21/09
*ACTION ALERT!* Stop These Train Wrecks! Call Congress Today ...

S. 909 Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill. Purpose: Increases penalties for certain crimes committed against certain people, particularly based on sexual orientation. Position: OPPOSE. Reasons: Should not be snuck into a Defense spending ...

07/21/09
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Hate Crime Legislation: Build-Out ...

As I noted on Friday, the opponents of the Hate Crimes Bill, S.909, which was injected into the Defense Appropriations Bill, S.1390 early that morning, are now in the surprising position of being supported by the ACLU: ...

07/21/09
Krista's Cogitations: Rights, Sociability, and Hate

The most recent example is all the "hate crime" legislation flying around the Senate: S.909, becoming one of five hate-crime-related amendments to the DOD authorization bill. With the latest amendment, military members would become a ...

07/21/09
When the wicked rule | Christian News Analysis

The latest in governmental wickedness gone wild is the 63-28 passage in the U.S. Senate of S. 909, the “Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act”, although its service as a gateway to oppression of freedom of speech and religion is ...

07/21/09
The StandDown Texas Project: Senate Adds Death Penalty Amendment ...

As strong supporters of S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), we supported the addition of this legislation as an amendment to S. 1390 last week. At a time when Congress is poised to advance civil rights ...

07/21/09
Hate-crimes bill disregards blind justice | San Francisco Examiner

Blind justice, in which the law serves all citizens equally, is a long-held value of the American justice system. But all of that will change with the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909).

07/20/09
How Bad Is The Hate Crimes Bill? (S.909)

The ACLU, that’s right, the American Communists Loser Union, has released this statement… The American Civil Liberties Union believes that without the speech and association protections included in the House bill, the Senate hate crimes ...

07/20/09
President Obama meets with Mormon Leaders - Political Punch

He also is trying to pass the "The Hate Crimes S. 909 Bill,Pediphile Protection Act . Obama has also pushed to have abortions and he is literally destroying our country from the inside all because people believe all of his lies . ...

07/20/09
Transfigurations: Senate Approves Amendment Adding "Hate Crimes ...

The Senate voted 63 - 28 to attach S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (MSHCPA), to the $680 billion defense bill meant to support US troops fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senate Democratic Majority Leader ...

07/20/09
There's My Two Cents: Fight The Hate Crimes Thought Police Bill!

I am very disappointed that the Senate fast-tracked the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909) by attaching it as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act. 2. This Hate Crimes legislation is so controversial that it should ...

07/20/09
NCLR statement on death penalty amendment to the Matthew Shepard ...

(San Francisco, California, July 20, 2009) — The United States Senate today adopted four new amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (bill number S.909), one of which, SA 1615, would mandate the imposition of the ...

07/20/09
Red Alert: Final Phase USA Takeover by Federal Reserve - Care2 ...

Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize thought crimes, has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (officially, the Local Law Enforcement Hate ...

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