Oklahoma pol to file bill to counter fed hate crimes law -- or else necrophilia will be protected

[ccharles000]

An Oklahoma state senator plans to offer a bill in the spring legislative session that would give the state of Oklahoma the power to opt out of federal requirements for carrying out the newly amended hate crimes law.

State Sen. Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City, said the newly passed Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which extends hate crimes law protections to include actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability, oversteps the bounds of the federal government and hinders free speech and religious freedom.

“The federal government should not be creating a special class of people, and that is just what they did when they passed and signed this bill,” Russell said. “All crimes against another person have some level of hate in them, and people can be assured that our laws that protect people against crimes such as murder are sufficient to protect everyone.”

Russell said because the government has decided to intervene on issues of morality, he is worried that religious leaders who speak out against any lifestyle could be imprisoned for their speech.

“The law is very vague to begin with,” Russell said. “Sexual orientation is a very vague word that could be extended to extremes like necrophilia.”

Russell said he is also concerned if someone is attacked and killed for his or her sexual orientation, the suspect could pass the blame onto a religious leader who preached out against the lifestyle of the victim who was attacked.

Russell said, as a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, he is upset that the new hate crimes bill was attached to a defense spending bill.

“This bill couldn’t stand on its own merits through multiple sessions of Congress, so a few activist representatives stuck it into a defense spending bill,” Russell said. “A bill supporting the troops was turned into an activist bill where, if you voted against the hate crimes act, it made you look like you were voting against the troops.”

http://www.oudaily.com/news/2009/nov/17/okla-senator-propose-bill-counter-hate-crimes-law/

[pokercat999]

1. I'm speechless:

"Russell said because the government has decided to intervene on issues of morality, he is worried....."

[damntexdem]

2. So what's he got against zombies?

Hey, they need to have sex, too.

I suppose he feels it's safe to attack zombie sex just because zombies only eat brains.

;-)

[Luciferous]

6. :)

[Louisiana1976]

3. Guess Russell wouldn't be caught dead supporting the hate crimes bill....

[KatyaR]

4. I guess we have a lot of necrophiliacs on the loose here in Oklahoma . . .

will someone get me out of here, PLEASE????? :banghead:

[ccharles000]

5. I'm sorry

:hug: