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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07/03/09
Freedom to speak

I worry that two bills in Congress, HR 1913 and S.909, could stigmatize any opposition to same-gender marriage by labeling it hate speech. ...

Source: Press & Sun-Bulletin
07/02/09
RE: S.909

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: Common Dreams (press release)
07/02/09
RE: S.909

All while S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, gets passed into effect. This bill would completely destroy our ideas of free speech as ...

Source: MovieWeb
07/02/09
Steve Rothaus

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: MiamiHerald.com
07/02/09
BOOS! and WHOOP-DOOS!: Wake Up America, Your Kitchen Is on Fire (Part 2)!

...He'll unleash an album, drifting down from the clouds like an angel, and America will be held in rapture for days on end. All while S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, gets passed into effect. This bill would completely destroy our id

Source: MovieWeb
07/01/09
RED ALERT: The Total Takeover Of America Enters Its Final Phase

Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize “thought crimes,” has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, ...

Source: Womblog
06/29/09
RE: S.909

Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize “thought crimes,” has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, ...

Source: The Citizen.com
06/29/09
RED ALERT: The Total Takeover of America Enters Its Final Phase OR ...

Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize “thought crimes,” has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, ...

Source: The Citizen.com
06/29/09
RE: S.909

The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) now before the Senate, establishes “thought crime,” violates equal protection by making some victims ...

Source: Town Hall
06/29/09
RE: S.909

The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) now before the Senate, establishes “thought crime,” violates equal protection by making some victims ...

Source: Town Hall
06/29/09
Hate Crimes Bill Would Federalize Criminal Law, Revive Double Jeopardy

The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) now before the Senate, establishes “thought crime,” violates equal protection by making some victims ...

Source: Town Hall
06/27/09
Did San Francisco nurse kill her patient?; 'Have we lost our outrage?'

'The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S. 909, has already passed in the House. The Judiciary Committee conducted hearings on it on this Thursday ...

Source: RenewAmerica
06/26/09
Gay Agenda Bills On Fast Track In Congress

Yesterday morning, I attended the US Senate's "hate crimes" hearing on S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Senate ...

Source: Right Side News
06/26/09
US SENATE HOLDS HEARING ON HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION

... rights organization, today thanked the Senate Judiciary Committee for holding a hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...

Source: Out In America
06/26/09
RE: S.909

... Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, or S. 909, has special problems of overreach, with implications for federalism and double jeopardy protections. ...

Source: OneNewsNow
06/25/09
Proposed Federal Law Would Be a Hate Crime Against America

Today (Thursday, June 25), the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909), which passed the ...

Source: Human Events
06/25/09
RE: S.909

Washington, DC – Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...

Source: Human Rights First
06/25/09
RE: S.909

Washington, DC – Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...

Source: Human Rights First
06/25/09
RE: S.909

Washington, DC – Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...

Source: Human Rights First
06/25/09
AG Holder Testimony on Hate Crimes this Morning

The pending bill (S.909 - PDF) adds sexual orientation and sexual identity to existing hate crimes laws. Additional written statements are available here ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News
06/25/09
RE: S.909

Washington, DC – Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...

Source: Human Rights First
06/25/09
RE: S.909

Washington, DC – Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...

Source: Human Rights First
06/25/09
Hate Crimes Bill to Improve US Policy at Home, Abroad

Washington, DC – Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...

Source: Human Rights First
06/23/09
Would This Nice Man and His Daughter Lie to You?

About the only thing that stands up to scrutiny is the fact that there is a hate crimes bill under consideration in the Senate and it is "S.909. ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News
06/23/09
RE: S.909

Senate bill S.909 (House bill HR1913) is a case in point. Known as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (also as the Matthew Shepard ...

Source: Gather.com
06/22/09
Child molester's dream come true

A hate crimes bill (HR 1913 and S. 909), dubbed by critics the "Pedophile Protection Act," has already passed the House and is up for vote in the Senate. ...

Source: WND.com
06/22/09
RE: S.909

Attorney General Eric Holder, who has publicly promoted the bill, S. 909, is listed as the only witness so far. The letter-writing effort was organized by ...

Source: WorldNetDaily
06/21/09
Child molester's dream come true

A hate crimes bill (HR 1913 and S. 909), dubbed by critics the "Pedophile Protection Act," has already passed the House and is up for vote in the Senate. ...

Source: WorldNetDaily
06/20/09
"Chastity Bono to become a man" (and the President, all things to ...

The pro-homosexual, anti-faith bill, sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and pushed hard by the Obama Administration, was until recently labeled S. 909 ...

Source: RenewAmerica
06/19/09
Special rights for certain groups is un-American

I would like to comment on the Hate Crimes Bill S.909 (HR 1913) that will soon be voted on in Congress. I would urge everyone to write their senators to ...

Source: Statesman Journal

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