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To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (143)	5/1/2003 4:23:53 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793957

Heres good example of Bad Law that is good pressure group politics, IMO. Kind of bill Teddy loves to pass. CNN Bipartisan group of senators push for hate crimes bill Measure would cover race, religion, orientation, gender By Sean Loughlin CNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A bipartisan group of senators called on Congress Thursday to pass a hate-crimes bill, saying that such a move is necessary to curtail acts of violence directed at specific classes of people. The legislation, opposed by many conservatives, would add tools for local and federal officials to use to prosecute crimes stemming from an individual's hostility toward another person because of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity or disability. REST AT:http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/05/01/hate.crimes/index.html