Special Protection or Special Consideration?
“Special Protection or Special Consideration? ”
Written by Lucy, a contributing author
Recently I learned that the so-called “hate crimes” bill, HR 1913 will be brought to the Senate for a vote before the Memorial Day break. This bill passed the House without amendments that would remove pedophilia from the exception protection offered to a special class of citizens created under “sexual orientation”. Incredibly the American Psychiatric Association lists over 30 “sexual paraphilias” in their definition of “sexual orientation” in the DSM-IV, yet the U.S. House of Representatives left the vague definition in the bill, even after many representatives pointed out the overbroad language.
Government’s first and foremost responsibility is to protect its most innocent and helpless; yet apparently the U.S. House of Representatives did not think that is their most urgent responsibility; they chose instead to give special protection based on behavior and inclination rather than protect our children. In addition, they left the door wide open for religious discrimination…for those who don’t think it could happen that pastors are arrested for quoting the Bible regarding homosexuality, check out Sweden and Canada’s record. They have hate crimes statutes.
Those who espouse a Biblical view of homosexuality might be construed as having an “animus” against homosexuals and receive stronger punishments for the same crimes. In addition this legislation violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which affords EQUAL PROTECTION to all citizens regardless of their sexual choices. Let’s see…wouldn’t it make more sense to insist the the laws be enforced equally for all people; that a crime committed against a grandma would be equal to a crime committed against a cross-dresser? Then the government wouldn’t have to read our minds to see if there were any “hateful” thoughts. People need to wake up and realize that “special rights” given to special classes of people mean you lose your rights.
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Tags: "hate crimes" bill, "special rights", (H.R. 1913, American Psychiatric Association, DSM-IV, EQUAL PROTECTION, homosexuality, house, Senate, sexual orientation, Special Consideration, Special Protection
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