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To: Cogito who wrote (149929)11/13/2010 1:23:41 AM
From: Little Joe  Respond to of 541982
 
'McCain Feingold regulates campaign finance, not speech. Nobody is going to be arrested or fined for saying something that the law proscribes."

Supreme Court says otherwise.

It is true that in sentencing the circumstances surrounding the commission of a crime can be considered by a judge.

However hate crime legislation says the in addition you have committed a separate crime because of what you thought. If you don't see the danger in this kind of thing, I can't help.

"I don't think liberals stay up nights thinking of new ways to make people's diet decisions for them."

Apparently they do. It is none of the government's business what I eat.

lj