The courts have been legislating from the bench and exercising authority they don't have. It's just the kind of thing Orwell was writing about. Well, that's a little extreme. Besides, we don't have the Thought Police to worry about. Certain crimes are now considered more serious if they are motivated by hate.
Hate is the result of one's thought process.
That doesn't sound so bad, and you are beginning to sound paranoid. It certainly seems that way until you consider the way our culture is beginning to define some of these terms. I'll give you an example. This includes preaching what the Bible has to say concerning homosexuality. So much so that the day may not be far away when the government tells our pastors what they can and can't preach from the pulpit.