Comments on: Obama signs hate crimes bill http://minnesotaindependent.com/48345/obama-signs-hate-crimes-bill News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Rmath http://minnesotaindependent.com/48345/obama-signs-hate-crimes-bill/comment-page-1#comment-42093 Rmath Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:58:20 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=48345#comment-42093 The lame complaint that the Matthew Shepard bill is "redundant" is absurd. We have tons of redundant law on the books, both Federally and locally, to protect corporations from government regulation and to exempt health insurers from anti-Trust rules, but you don't hear anyone on the right crying about that, do you? Why not just admit that your opposition to the bill comes from opposition to gay rights? The lame complaint that the Matthew Shepard bill is “redundant” is absurd. We have tons of redundant law on the books, both Federally and locally, to protect corporations from government regulation and to exempt health insurers from anti-Trust rules, but you don’t hear anyone on the right crying about that, do you?

Why not just admit that your opposition to the bill comes from opposition to gay rights?

]]> By: Tim http://minnesotaindependent.com/48345/obama-signs-hate-crimes-bill/comment-page-1#comment-42084 Tim Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:40:08 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=48345#comment-42084 Lazercat, you get all laws repealed that have enhanced sentences for killing cops or judges or politicians and then come back and tell me that there is no need for this. Lazercat, you get all laws repealed that have enhanced sentences for killing cops or judges or politicians and then come back and tell me that there is no need for this.

]]> By: Lazercat http://minnesotaindependent.com/48345/obama-signs-hate-crimes-bill/comment-page-1#comment-42048 Lazercat Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:41:10 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=48345#comment-42048 Why do we need a law to cover something already in the Constitution? All we need to do is follow the law. Why do we need a law to cover something already in the Constitution? All we need to do is follow the law.

]]> By: Rmath http://minnesotaindependent.com/48345/obama-signs-hate-crimes-bill/comment-page-1#comment-42039 Rmath Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:47:46 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=48345#comment-42039 Bachmann, Pawlenty and their friends at the "Family Research Council" are no doubt seeing red now that the President has signed into law the first piece of Federal legislation ever to deal with gay & lesbian rights. Bachmann, Pawlenty and their friends at the “Family Research Council” are no doubt seeing red now that the President has signed into law the first piece of Federal legislation ever to deal with gay & lesbian rights.

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