04-30-2009, 04:52 AM | #1 |
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Rep. Foxx, trying to take the Crazy Crown away from Bachmann...
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennt...Foxx_says.html
Don't worry- it is just a myth. Ergo, no hate crime legislation is needed anywhere, whereas hate crime legislation would have been needed if it wasn't a myth. For Foxx, it really all comes down to just this one crime (if so, she could at least get it right). |
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Can I then assume you're a proponent? I ask because I am curious to know the rationale behind it from someone who is for it.
Or were you just using this as a way to take a potshot at republicans? ________ HOTASIANSEXY Last edited by TheAzzuri; 05-06-2011 at 11:55 PM. |
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I haven't read the bill, and I am not sure what one's position on this bill has to do with the wildly inappropriate remarks by Foxx. Are you familiar at all with what happened to Matthew Shephard? No matter how one feels about the bill, what she said reflected a tremendous amount of ignorance, insecurity, and insensitivity.
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My wording was ambiguous, I was asking about hate crime legislation in general. In my original question, I was asking if you supported it generally or if you were just using a wacko comment to take a potshot at republicans. I'm curious to know your rationale. It's a topic that is so emotionally charged that it's difficult to have any sort of open discussion. Maybe there are things I haven't considered. In the interest of disclosure, I do think Matthew Sheppard was a crime of hate, but I don't think the crime would have been any less hateful had he been straight. I haven't read the current bill either, but the idea makes me uncomfortable both in principle and in execution. Is deterrence the goal? If not, what is? ________ Maine Medical Marijuana Dispensary Last edited by TheAzzuri; 05-06-2011 at 11:55 PM. |
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This is all a distraction from the absurd remarks of Rep. Foxx, though. I don't think it appropriate that her comments be dismissed so quickly and easily. |
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I will leave you and your righteous indignation in peace. ________ What is love Last edited by TheAzzuri; 05-06-2011 at 11:56 PM. |
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And yes, your comments were designed as a distraction. Note you never addressed the substance of hate crime legislation after I responded. |
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