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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07/15/09
Controversial Homosexual "Hate Crimes" Act Set for Senate Vote Tomorrow

...disrupt federally protected activities. Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Monday he would introduce S.909 as a bipartisan amendment to the defense authorization measure, thereby easing passage of the hotly debated bill.  Las

Source: LifeSite.net
07/15/09
Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays

... of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...

Source: SunHerald.com (press release)
07/15/09
BUSTER FOGHORN: Dear Senator: Please Vote No on the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill (S.909).

...consider the danger that regulating speech and thought poses to a democratic society, a society that values free speech and respects and honors open debate in the public square. Please don't put First Amendment rights at risk. Please Vote No on S. 909.

Source: Town Hall
07/15/09
Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays

... of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...

Source: SYS-CON Media (press release)
07/15/09
Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays

... of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...

Source: Earthtimes (press release)
07/15/09
Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays

... of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
07/14/09
Take 90 Seconds and FIGHT HATE NOW.

Call your Senator NOW and urge them to vote yes on S. 909. CALL YOUR SENATOR RIGHT NOW. THE SENATE SWITCHBOARD IS 202-224-3121. Follow me over the jump for ...

Source: Daily Kos
07/14/09
Gagnon on “Hate Crimes” Bill S. 909 - Part I: It Promotes Hatred ...

S. 909 could be voted on as early as Thursday in the US Senate. (So says the extremist National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.) For those who can't wait on ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News
07/14/09
Action Alert - Senate may vote on the Matthew Shepard Act tomorrow

You're calling to urge the Senator to vote for the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 909). Most calls-end right there. But if you like, you can add: Hate crimes ...

Source: Daily Kos
07/14/09
Senate may vote on the Matthew Shepard Act tomorrow

You're calling to urge the Senator to vote for the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 909). Most calls-end right there. But if you like, you can add: Hate crimes ...

Source: Daily Kos
07/13/09
RE: S.909

... which reports that the Senate is likely to vote on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S.909, as early as this Wednesday, July 15. ...

Source: Examiner.com
07/13/09
Gay amendments possible this week for defense bill

Carle said the language would be identical to S. 909, the standalone hate crimes legislation that Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced in the Senate ...

Source: Sovo.com
07/12/09
Hate crimes still plague our great nation

I am an original co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act, S. 909, which would extend protections to individuals who are targeted because ...

Source: Delmarva Now
07/12/09
Hate crimes still plague our great nation

I am an original co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act, S. 909, which would extend protections to individuals who are targeted because ...

Source: Bethany Beach Wave
07/10/09
Washington moves on parts of the gay agenda

The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909) extends federal authority for investigation and prosecution of hate violence to crimes based ...

Source: pride source.com
07/10/09
Special Alert: Encourage your senators to vote against "hate ...

Pro-family groups are encouraging citizens to contact their two US senators today and urge them to vote against "hate-crimes" legislation (S. 909). ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News
07/09/09
Conservatives urged to protest 'hate-crimes' bill today

... e-mail, fax, or visit their senators today to express their disapproval of S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Senate Bill 909). ...

Source: OneNewsNow
07/09/09
Attorney General Eric Holder admits no equal protection under hate ...

In Testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General Eric Holder was asked by Senator Jeff Sessions(R-AL) if the federal hate bill S. 909 will ...

Source: Examiner.com
07/07/09
Local opponents, proponents differ on hate-crimes bill

Her organization backs S. 909 in the US Senate. Rob Regier, president of the South Dakota Family Policy, said the bill would not protect free speech. ...

Source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader
07/07/09
RE: S.909

Her organization backs S. 909 in the US Senate. Chris Hupke, president of the South Dakota Family Policy Council, said the bill would not protect free ...

Source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader
07/07/09
Bill Gives Attorney General Power To Designate Gun Owners, Tax Protesters As Terrorists

...crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize thought crimes, that 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 Crimes Prevention Act). S.909

07/07/09
RE: S.909

S.909 is a direct violation of the First Amendment. It allows the federal government to prosecute people involved in “hate speech” transmitted over ...

Source: Center for Research on Globalization
07/06/09
RE: S.909

S.909 is a direct violation of the First Amendment. It allows the federal government to prosecute people involved in “hate speech” transmitted over ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
07/06/09
RE: S.909

Urge the Senate to pass S. 909, which would include gender identity and sexual orientation to the list of groups protected by existing hate crimes ...

Source: Change.org
07/06/09
SD Family Policy Council Hitting Hate Crimes Head On

S. 909 is deceptively labeled the “Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act” in order to garner sympathy based on the murder of homosexual Matthew Shepard ...

Source: Dakota Voice
07/05/09
Doug Giles: Liberal Lawmakers Love Their Sex Freaks and Hate Christian Ministers

...undergo chemical castration and have your frontal lobe scraped for your aberrant bents. In the Ted Kennedy spawned wording of S.909, The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, it appears that the public verbalization that one thinks an individual i

Source: Town Hall
07/04/09
Man Convicted in Anti-Gay Killing Released from Prison One Year ...

Both Elke Kennedy and Joe Solmonese submitted written testimony at the hearing in support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...

Source: eNews Park Forest
07/04/09
Liberal Lawmakers Love Their Sex Freaks and Hate Christian Ministers

In the Ted Kennedy spawned wording of S.909, The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, it appears that the public verbalization that one thinks an ...

Source: Town Hall
07/03/09
Freedom to speak

...be allowed to proceed without stigmatizing the opinions of either side. I worry that two bills in Congress, H.R. 1913 and S.909, could stigmatize any opposition to same-gender marriage by labeling it hate speech. This could apply to any clergyman, lay p

07/03/09
Freedom to speak

...be allowed to proceed without stigmatizing the opinions of either side. I worry that two bills in Congress, H.R. 1913 and S.909, could stigmatize any opposition to same-gender marriage by labeling it hate speech. This could apply to any clergyman, lay p

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