Hate Crimes Bill Approved By Congress, Extends Protection To Gays


	Hate Crimes Bill Approved By Congress, Extends Protection To Gays

ratilfar

10-23-2009 9:32 AM

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congress, hate crimes, lesgilsation, law

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10-23-2009 10:54 AM

ljsdesign

Yes!

10-23-2009 10:55 AM

ljsdesign

About d@mn time

10-23-2009 10:56 AM

ratilfar

I agree.

10-24-2009 4:54 AM

darkeforce

Now they just have to apply a Hate Crimes designation to political and judicial attacks against gays (like trying to vote to block them marrying)

10-24-2009 4:55 AM

katsteevns

It took $680B to pass it.

10-24-2009 9:21 PM

darkeforce

Does anyone have a sum on how much was spent trying to oppose it? That's the dollar total that's significant to me — many millions of dollars spent to keep prejudice legal.

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