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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07/16/09
Grassroots Action Alert! « R3publican: Restore * Reenergize * Reignite

Defeat S. 909 Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Bill. Status: Currently in the Senate, this bill could come up for a vote as early as TODAY. As reported on the Boston.com site, this hate crimes legislation has now been attached to a Defense ...

07/16/09
Box Turtle Bulletin » Lying About The Hate Crime Bill, #2: “A ...

But S.909, the senate version of the bill, won't make illegal any words whatsoever, because it only expands the current hate crimes law to cover sexual orientation. And the current hate crimes law doesn't make illegal any words either. ...

07/16/09
Hit the Hate Bill Where It Hurts | Republic Broadcasting Network

By Rev. Ted Pike Today or tomorrow, Democrats could pass the federal hate bill, S. 909. That is, unless you call repeatedly all day. Your freedom.

07/16/09
Box Turtle Bulletin » Demand Honesty - Sometimes You'll Get It

Miss California , Carrie Prejean, could have been charged with a “hate crime” for her views on same-sex marriage if S. 909 was already law. What could constitute a “hate crime” under this bill is a homosexual man or woman claiming they

07/16/09
The Cave: NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - July 16, 2009

Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would cr iminalize “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 ...

Source: The Cave
07/16/09
Patriots and Liberty » Blog Archive » Are Socialist Senators ...

The hate crimes legislation, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909), would add gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability to the list of protected categories under federal hate crimes law. ...

07/16/09
The Repartee Room: Will the People Who Hate Please Answer My Question?

S. 909 falsely claims in Section 2, without any evidence, that "the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim poses a ...

07/16/09
The Cave: 6 Magnitude earthquake hits off the W coast of the South ...

Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would cr iminalize “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 ...

Source: The Cave
07/16/09
MileHighGayGuy: US Senate invokes motion of cloture for Matthew ...

The U.S. Senate today invoked a motion for cloture to proceed to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) Amendment, which would provide local police and sheriff's departments with federal resources to combat hate ...

07/16/09
Rob's Personal Blog!!!: Oppose Hidden Hate Crimes Bill!!!

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, ...

07/16/09
Look Up Fellowship: Fallacy Of Federal Hate Bill S.909

With possibly only a day or two left before a Senate vote on Hate Bill S. 909, this video that we'll get to in a moment is the political dynamite that could blow apart the pro-Hate Bill Democratic coalition in the Senate! ...

07/16/09
Hate Bill Protest Batters Senate | Ron Paul War Room

animated-matrix-clone.gif fight image by hawaiixAloha26 In response to NPN's recent urgent pleas for hate bill protest, Senate offices today report “hundreds” of calls critical of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S. 909. ...

07/16/09
The Cave: Explains what Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth is and looks ...

Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would cr iminalize “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 ...

Source: The Cave
07/16/09
The “Hate Crimes” Bill Will Cost You Nothing but Your Freedom ...

Today, Thursday, July 16, the Senate was scheduled to vote on the totalitarian “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA),” aka the “Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act,” aka “S. 909.” The plan was to a

07/16/09
HATE BILL PROTEST BATTERS SENATE!

In response to NPN's recent urgent pleas for hate bill protest, Senate offices today report “hundreds” of calls critical of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S. 909. This contrasts sharply with yesterday when pro-hate bill ...

07/16/09
THE AUTONOMIST

Today, Thursday, July 16, the Senate was scheduled to vote on the totalitarian “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA),” aka the “Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act,” aka “S. 909.” The plan was to a

07/16/09
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Hate Crimes Bill: The Christians strike ...

The Family Research Council has produced a fine film clip “Hate Crimes Update” attacking S. 909, the Hate Crimes Bill (see below). For some reason, it does not seem to be accessible on its website, but it has been picked up by a number ...

07/16/09
Teknosis: Freedom Watch: Emergency Alert! Hit Hate Bill Where It Hurts

Today or tomorrow, Democrats could pass the federal hate bill, S. 909. That is, unless you call repeatedly all day. Your freedom and, eventually, your life depend on it. Sen. McCain's explosive rebuke of Senate hate bill leadership ...

Source: Teknosis
07/16/09
Hate Bill Protest Batters Senate | DoomDaily

In response to NPN's recent urgent pleas for hate bill protest, Senate offices today report “hundreds” of calls critical of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S. 909. This contrasts sharply with yesterday when pro-hate bill ...

Source: DoomDaily
07/16/09
Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: Senate to Vote on “Hate Crimes Bill ...

Today, Thursday, July 16, the Senate was scheduled to vote on the totalitarian “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA),” aka the “Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act,” aka “S. 909.” The plan was to a

07/16/09
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. Related posts: HR1913 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009; Senate Dems Look to ...

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07/15/09
Being Frank Doesn't Require Harshness: Reasons to Oppose S.909 ...

S. 909 would move our government into the dangerous realm of "thought crime." The actual language states, "The incidence of violence motivated by perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, ...

07/15/09
SUNLIT UPLANDS: Controversial Homosexual "Hate Crimes" Act Set for ...

In addition to adding "sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability" to the list of federally-protected classes, S.909, also known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also expands the reach of hate crimes law by ...

07/15/09
Hate Crimes Vote May Come Thursday

Pro-family leaders said S. 909 may be introduced as an amendment to the defense authorization bill and voted on as early as Thursday. The bill adds sexual orientation to the list of federally protected classes, and gives states and ...

07/15/09
Arctic Wolfdog » My Letter to Senator Ted Kaufman, Senator, D-DE

I called your office today to voice my oposition to S.909, the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill, and was disappointed by the response. Instead of duly noting my oposition to the bill and determining where I was from and passing my ...

07/15/09
Blog Me No Blogs: JULY COSIES

Well, then consider yourself more intelligent than Focus on the Family's James Dobson who has also referred to S. 909, commonly known as the Matthew Shepard Act, as "utter evil." Certain so-called "Christian" commentators and genera

07/15/09
If Passed, Hate Crimes Prevention Act to Cover Gender, Sexual ...

Thursday (tomorrow) the U.S. Senate will have a cloture vote on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S.909), which is offered as an amendment to the current Department of Defense authorization bill. From an AAUW action alert: ...

07/15/09
Right Wing Hate Crimes Lies Now Available in Convenient Video Form ...

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, could have been charged with a “hate crime” for her views on same-sex marriage if S. 909 was already law. What could constitute a “hate crime” under this bill is a homosexual man or woman claiming they .

07/15/09
Dems sneaking 'hate crimes' through on soldiers' bill Piggybacking ...

Now the Senate is considering the military appropriations bill, or S.1390, and the Senate "hate crimes" act, or S. 909, may be passed as an amendment soon. The "hate crimes" legislation now faces its best chance in years to become ...

07/15/09
Northern Light: Take Action Immediately!! Democrats: "Protect ...

the "Punish Pastors, Protect Pedophiles" hate crimes S. 909 as a > stand-alone bill, it should instead be attached as an amendment to S. > 1390, the National Defense Authorization Act. Staffers for Senator ...

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