— Expanded hate-crime bill faces key Senate hurdle / Legislation would cover gays, disabled
Washington — Calling hate crimes against gays a form of “domestic terrorism,” gay rights supporters hope to clear a major hurdle in the Senate today in their effort to strengthen federal prosecution of violent crimes against gays and lesbians and the disabled.
Is this the most egregious exploitation of 9/11 yet? I think it may be. The two major problems: criminalizing thought and federalizing state jurisdiction over criminal law.