The U.S. House of Representatives passed a controversial Hate Crimes Bill late last week in a 281-146 vote, with 131 Republicans and 15 Democrats objecting to the measure.
The legislation adds sexual orientation to the list of groups under the protection of the federal law. It also gives states and local jurisdictions federal help in prosecuting hate crimes.
Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs says, "They kind of went about it in a back door way. It does go to the Senate. Apparently, it will pass the Senate, from what we understand, partially because it's attached to this Defense Spending Bill, and the President has said he will sign it."
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It should be illegal for them to slip in a controversial bill like this and attach it to a totally unrelated bill that everybody knows they won't say no to. The Senate ought to strike it down simply for that. Of course, they could just revise the bill, and drop that attachment.
All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
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