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Pastors Press Conference on "Anti-Religion/Anti-Speech" Hate Crimes Legisaltion

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  Resources Available to OPPOSE HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION
  READ the bill - Hate Crimes S. 909
  Senate Judiciary Hearing VIDEO (opening remarks 24:34 mark)

  VIDEO -
  30:15 - Sessions Opening Remarks
  57:30 - Senator Jeff Sessions questions Atty Gen. Eric Holder - Unequal protection under  the law
  58:46 - Atty. General Holder stating this statute was not intended to protect all people.
  59:37 - Holder's quote S.909 bill is subjective based on historical experiences for certain groups.
  68:34 - Senator Coburn asking for statistical evidence crimes are not being prosecuted in states necessitating the federal governments invvolvement.
  73:25 - Holder again using a "sbujective argument" 
  84:35 - Sessions making the point soldiers are not protected by this legislation.
  85:26 - Matthew Shepard's attackers were given the full penalty and HC legisaltion would have done nothing more.
  88:16 - Sessions making point, "taking your (Holder) argument to its conclusion why isn't every crime a federal crime?"
  131:25 - Senator Sessions asking Brian Walsh about how this bill will, "invite selective prosecution..."
  
  WITNESS TESTIMONY
  Read Written Testimony by Brian Walsh, Heritage Foundation
  VIDEO  (go to 111:05 mark) Brian Walsh, Heritage Foundation
  Read written testimony by Gail Heriot, US Commission on Civil Rights
  VIDEO (go to 105:05 mark) Gail Heriot, US Commission on Civil Rights

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