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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mph who wrote (29219)	6/7/2004 10:39:14 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 81568

Thought crimes "A 'hate crimes' law can lead to 'thought crime' as is found in totalitarian countries and increasingly in Western nations that have fallen into the trap. "In Canada and Sweden, it is now a 'hate crime' to criticize homosexuality. ... "During the Supreme Court hearings in 2000 on the Boy Scout case, pro-life Rev. Rob Shenk was sitting in the audience next to the White House liaison for 'gay' issues. Thinking the pastor was a fellow liberal, the woman whispered, 'We're not going to win this case, but that's OK. Once we get 'hate crime' laws on the books, we're going to go after the Scouts and all the other bigots. "This isn't a slippery slope; it's a luge ride toward totalitarianism. "If you value the freedom to speak our minds, you might want to let public officials know in no uncertain terms how you feel about politicians who aid and abet the effort to create 'thought crimes.' " — Robert Knight, writing on "'Hate crimes' bill: Prescription for tyranny," May 29 in WorldNetDaily at www.worldnetdaily.com