Subject:
H.R. 1592
To:
Sen. Richard Burr
Rep. Bob Etheridge
April 12, 2007
I urge you to oppose H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. This so-called Hate Crimes bill begins to lay the legal framework whereby Bible-believing Pastors, business owners and individuals can be persecuted and prosecuted.
This also includes parents who refuse, for moral and religious reasons, to agree or teach their children that homosexuality, transgender, cross-dressing etc is normal and desirable.
Under the guise of hate-crime prevention this anti-Christian legislation will:
• Silence the Bible-believing Churches, Pastors and Christians
• Criminalize so-called "hate speech," - which is any speech that is critical of homosexuality or cross-dressing behaviors. The suppression of free speech will be justified by the claim that such speech "incites" individuals to commit violence against homosexuals, cross-dressers etc. Any remarks about homosexuality, such as reading Bible passages, preaching on these passages, telling a person they can come out of the homosexual lifestyle, etc. will be deemed critical remarks and will be ruled to be outside the bounds of First Amendment protections for pastors, business-owners and individuals.
• Elevate homosexuality and cross-dressing behaviors such as drag queens, transsexualism, she-males, etc. to the status of federally-protected minorities. These behaviors will be considered equal to race under the federal law.
• Interfere with local law enforcement by elevating every alleged incident of "hate" against a homosexual or cross-dresser into a federal crime.
• Fund anti-Christian curriculum for children K-12, through the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to promote homosexuality and cross-dressing as normal behaviors.
In addition, HR 1592 makes false claims that:
1) Homosexuals are fleeing across state lines to avoid persecution;
2) Perpetrators are crossing state lines to commit crimes against them;
3) Homosexuals are so persecuted they have trouble purchasing goods and services or finding employment.
These false claims about homosexuals fleeing across state lines are being used as a hook to justify federal involvement in local law enforcement through the Interstate Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
Please protect my Constitutional right of freedom of speech and religion. Oppose the so-called hate crimes bill H. R. 1592.
Crime is Crime any way you look at it.
Dunn , NC
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