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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07/20/09
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
Hate Crimes Bill Would Give Nation “The Ability to Respond ...

At the June 18th hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S.909), Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, delivered written testimony on the urgent need for the passage of ...

07/19/09
Will VDARE.com survive the Hate Crimes Bill?

On Wednesday I noted The Kvetcher’s brave statement against the S.909 Hate Crime Bill stride towards Thought Control: The Blood of Some is Sweeter Than the Blood of OthersJEWCY.com July 14 2009, which denounced the ADL:When it comes to policy, the ADL is

07/19/09
S.909 The Hate Crimes Prevention Act and H.R.1966 The Cyberbullying Prevention Act

PLEASE COPY THIS AND FORWARD IT TO YOUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE. 8 Reasons “Hate” Crimes Legislation is Illegitimate, or, Reasons to Reject S.909 and H.R.1966 By James Beller 1. “Hate” is not a crime, it is only a sin of the conscience

07/19/09
S.909 The Hate Crimes Prevention Act and H.R.1966 The Cyberbullying Prevention Act

PLEASE COPY THIS AND FORWARD IT TO YOUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE. 8 Reasons “Hate” Crimes Legislation is Illegitimate, or, Reasons to Reject S.909 and H.R.1966 By James Beller 1. “Hate” is not a crime, it is only a sin of the conscience

07/19/09
White Civil Rights » Zionists pass the most sweeping expansion of ...

S. 909 remains a massive invasion of state's rights in law enforcement in violation of the 10th Amendment. It violates the 14th Amendment by exalting certain groups, including homosexual pedophiles, above the majority. ...

07/19/09
U.S. Senate Bill S.909 This bill in on the fast track to approval ...

There is a bill on the fast track in the US Senate S. 909 that would not only criminalize free speech but provide elevated protection to pedophiles. The bill is euphemistically called The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention ...

07/19/09
Senate votes to expand federal hate crimes law « True Discernment

The Senate hate crimes bill is S. 909. Posted in Another christ, Babylon, Homosexuality, Humanism, New World Order, Obamination, One World Government, Post-Modernism, Signs of The Times, Socialism, abominations, prophetic | No Comments ...

07/19/09
Hate Crimes Law Expansion Passes Senate To Include Sexual ...

The FBI receives reports of nearly 8000 hate crimes each year. Of those, about 15 percent are linked to sexual orientation, which ranks third after those involving race and religion. The Senate hate crimes bill is S. 909. ...

07/19/09
Illinois Review: Federal protections based on "perceived or actual ...

Late Thursday night, the U.S. Senate voted 63-28 to attach the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) to the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1390). The Defense Act addresses funding for the U.S. military, ...

07/19/09
U.S. Senate Bill S.909 This bill in on the fast track to approval ...

There is a bill on the fast track in the US Senate S. 909 that would not only criminalize free speech but provide elevated protection to pedophiles. The bill is euphemistically called The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention ...

07/19/09
Senator leahy hides "hate bill" - Investor's Iraq Forum - Iraq ...

On Monday, Senator 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, ...

07/18/09
'Hate Crimes' Amendment Added to Defense Authorization Act ...

WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) - Late last night, the Senate voted 63-28 to attach the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) to the National.

07/18/09
The Catholic Knight: ALERT! - Freedom Of Religion Dies In The ...

The Senate has just passed S.909, also known as the "Hate Crimes Bill," and the "Pedophile Protection Act." The bill essentially makes it possible to prosecute priests, pastors, rabbis and clerics for a "hate crime" if it is c

07/18/09
Next on Senate agenda? 'Pedophile Protection Act' » Stupidica

WND columnist Janet Porter, who also heads the Faith2Action Christian ministry, today cited S. 909, dubbed the "Pedophile Protection Act," as an extreme danger to America. As H.R. 1913, the House version of the Local Law Enforcement ...

Source: Stupidica
07/18/09
If a gay man slaps me, it's a misdemeanor, if I slap him back ...

This bill earned the nickname “Senate Bill S. 909, Pedophile Protection Act” because it specifically protects pedophilia and many other “philias” along with homosexuality and transgenderism. In fact, when a legislator suggested adding a

07/18/09
S.909 The Hate Crimes Prevention Act and H.R.1966 The ...

PLEASE COPY THIS AND FORWARD IT TO YOUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE. 8 Reasons “Hate” Crimes Legislation is Illegitimate, or, Reasons to Reject S.909 and.

07/18/09
Hate Crimes Bill Passes Senate with Religious Speech Amendment ...

The House hate crimes bill, which has no amendment on religious speech, has already passed. The bill numbers are as follows, and can be reviewed at the Library of Congress. House version: H.R. 1913. Senate version: S.909 ...

07/18/09
fotografías: S. 909

S. 909 · hate crimes legislation passed in the senate this week. you might not know a lot about it, but it's been a big one in washington, especially as it first passed the house and then the senate. in a nutshell, the hate crimes ...

07/18/09
NGblog: Ex-Gay Greg Quinlan Wants Inclusion in Hate Crimes

... Former homosexual Greg Quinlan of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their U.S. Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...

Source: NGblog
07/18/09
In America — you read that right — your (religious) thoughts can ...

Senate Democrats insist the hate-crimes amendment (S. 909) they attached to the defense appropriations bill won't criminalize preaching or speaking out against homosexuality. But Republican Senator Jim DeMint sees it differently: ...

07/18/09
BREAKING NEWS: Today's Top Stories 7-18 - GOD & COUNTRY USA

Senate Democrats insist the hate-crimes amendment (S. 909) they attached to the defense appropriations bill won't criminalize preaching or speaking out against homosexuality. Washington Sen. Patty Murray suggested the measure could ...

07/18/09
S.909 The Hate Crimes Prevention Act and HR1966 The Cyberbullying ...

The hate-crimes bill S.909 admits this in sec.10 (1): “RELEVANT EVIDENCE- Courts may consider relevant evidence of speech, beliefs, or expressive conduct to the extent that such evidence is offered to prove an element of a charged ...

07/17/09
Obama Prayers: Senate votes to expand federal 'hate crimes'

Senate Democrats insist the hate-crimes amendment (S. 909) they attached to the defense appropriations bill won't criminalize preaching or speaking out against homosexuality.Read full story. Pray that President Obama is open to ...

07/17/09
Five Republicans to Expose « The Valley Truth

Last night, the U.S. Senate voted 62-38 to attach S. 909 — the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill — to a defense authorization bill as an amendment. This enabled Harry Reid to get the dangerous legislation through the Senate without a ...

07/17/09
NCLR hails Senate action on hate crimes bill « NCLR Blog: Out for ...

Late Thursday, the Senate voted 63 to 28 in a procedural vote to move to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (bill number S.909), which is an amendment to the defense spending bill. The vote blocks a potential filibuster and ...

07/17/09
Patriots and Liberty » Blog Archive » The Truth About Hate Crime ...

In short, even if a reasonable person would interpret an action as unthreatening, under S. 909, a victim could say they were in fear of bodily injury, thus triggering charges of a so-called hate crime. Local police and sheriffs are ...

07/17/09
Hate Crimes Legislation, Now Riding on the DoD Bill

...[D, MI-14] and Sen. Ted Kennedy [D, MA]. The most recent of these stand-alone bills are H.R.1913, which passed by 249-175, and S.909, which has come to a stand still. Notable developments in the legislation’s evolution through the past 6 Congressional

Source: OpenCongress
07/17/09
'Hate Crimes' Amendment Added to Defense Authorization Act | Free ...

WASHINGTON, July 17 /Christian Newswire/ — Late last night, the Senate voted 63-28 to attach the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) to the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1390). The Defense Act addresses funding ...

07/17/09
Senate Passes Hate Bill, Yet Democrats Compromise

S. 909 remains a massive invasion of state's rights in law enforcement in violation of the 10th Amendment. It violates the 14th Amendment by exalting certain groups, including homosexual pedophiles, above the majority. ...

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