President Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act & the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Video)

This bill also included the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

The President is joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and others as he signs a bill that will both provide for the country’s security and defense as well as eliminate billions of dollars in waste. October 28, 2009.




The President speaks about the importance of signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that toughens penalties and expand protections against crimes designed to intimidate as well as harm. October 28, 2009.



Remarks by the President at Reception Commemorating the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

President Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act

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Senate Republicans sure like the HATE

35 Senate Republicans voted against the defense bill which includes the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime bill. Shepard was a gay college student who was kidnapped and beaten to death in Wyoming. The Shepard Bill has been around the halls of congress for a long time, now it will finally be signed into law by President Obama, but as we continue to see from the Republican Party of NO or the party that is not in charge of anything anymore, any excuse to buck the President will be used, even if it is not to vote on a signature piece of legislation which will make it a federal crime to assault someone on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. We see, again, where the Senate Republicans stand. This from the ever loving, sympathetic Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA):

Senate Republicans conceded that the Shepard bill swung their votes against the defense package. "The bill includes hate crimes legislation, which I firmly believe is unnecessary, irresponsible, and certainly not germane to this bill," Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said. "There is little evidence that indicates that violent crimes motivated by hate go unpunished in the United States. Every single state has come from laws that prohibit the behavior addressed by hate crimes legislation, including laws against rape, assault and battery."

Sigh, it just continues on.....

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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx should be ashamed of herself the most outrageous thing said on the House floor (Video)

It is statements like this that turned many away from the Republican Party



Congresswoman, Matthew Shepard's mother was present in the House Chamber as you stated that BOLD FACE LIE. This is disgusting beyond belief. Do you know how to perform due diligence to get the damn FACTS STRAIGHT?

Matthew Shepard

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