Hate crime

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A hate crime is an unlawful act motivated by prejudice against a type of person or lifestyle. Hate crime legislation imposes additional punishment for crimes motivated by such prejudice.

Liberals promote hate crime legislation for two reasons: (1) to publicize and sometimes exaggerate the importance of prejudice and (2) to legitimize certain lifestyles by declaring them to be protected by law. Under the second reason, hate crime legislation is a stepping stone for a lifestyle to become protected under anti-discrimination laws.

A ladder to legislate social acceptance and promotion of a lifestyle would look like this:

bottom rung: hate crime legislation to recognize and accept the lifestyle middle rung: anti-discrimination legislation to favor and promote the lifestyle top rung: affirmative action to fully promote the lifestyle

The new Speaker of the House for the 2007-2008 Congress, Nancy Pelosi, seeks to pass hate crime legislation proposed in the prior session of Congress in H.R.3132.

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