Hate crimes measure passes Senate
July 17th, 2009From the Associated Press:
The Senate on Thursday approved the most sweeping expansion of federal hate crimes law since Congress responded four decades ago to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The measure Thursday would extend the federal protections of the 1968 hate crimes law to people who were physically attacked because of their gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
“This bill simply recognizes that there is a difference between assaulting someone to steal his money, or doing so because he is gay, or disabled, or Latino or Muslim,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.
The hate crimes measure was attached to a defense spending bill. While the Obama administration has supported the hate crimes measure, the president has pledged to veto the defense bill if it includes more money for an F-22 fighter program.
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