Leahy’s Hate Bill Hearing a Sham

http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=7374

By Rev. Ted Pike

Today Sen. Patrick Leahy delivered on his promise to hold a federal hate bill hearing. Yet it was meant to only further his agenda, strongly slanted against opponents of the hate bill.

Attorney Gen. Eric Holder and three other hate bill witnesses chosen by Leahy had a four-to-two advantage over opponents of S. 909, the Matthew Shephard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The two pro-freedom witnesses surprisingly included Gail Heriot, one of the six members of the US Commission on Civil Rights who have publicly opposed the hate bill. Leahy’s time restrictions (little more than two hours) forced these outnumbered patriots, led by the excellent arguments of Sen. Jeff Sessions, to severely narrow their objections.
An issue of such danger and complication demands at least three days of hearings, with more than just two witnesses permitted to object!

http://truthtellers.org/alerts/leahyshatebillhearingsham.htm

2009-06-26