Repercussions of Inclusive Hate Crimes Bill
I try to not involve myself in politics, but every once in a while something comes along that deserves attention. An event took place in late October which I should have blogged about but for various reasons did not, and I have no intention of boring anyone with a litany of excuses.
On 28 October 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law (as a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act). The bill in question is H.R.1913 – Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
The OpenCongress Summary states: (more…)