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To: Selectric II who wrote (61370)	11/7/2000 8:19:32 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769667

The Byrd case-hate crimes bill is not about putting someone to death twice. It's about Bush's failure to display moral outrage for such a crime, and to act accordingly. If Bush had acted differently, the NAACP probably wouldn't have run its ad. Although you may not have liked the ad, Bush's lack of candor in the hate crimes bill certainly is fair game for criticism.

To: Selectric II who wrote (61370)	11/7/2000 10:31:29 AM
From: Lil Knubber	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Right. There are already laws against murder. That has historically been of little comfort to black victims in Texas and across the south. Not to mention gays. The point of hate-crime legislation is that it sends a message about the kind of society we have in this country. The arguments against tough and inclusive hate-crime legislation on this thread are akin to the arguments that used to be used against passage of civil-rights legislation in general. The arguments were complacent at best then; the same is true now.