The Senate's passage of the Kennedy-Smith hate crime bill earlier this week speaks volumes about how far our society has gone in its willingness to appease the cause of multiculturalism in America. Passed by a surprising margin of 57 to 42, the bill seeks to extend federal prosecutorial power over crimes committed against others based on gender, sexual orientation, and those with disabilities - in addition to the current statute which covers crimes motivated by race, color, religion, and national origin. Common sense ceases to exist under such circumstances.
Laws are by nature absolute.
They should, indeed they must, apply equally to all who live under them without passion or prejudice. For ideologues to assert that this legislation somehow makes certain segments of the population more secure is absurd. This would imply that until now everyone was not protected under existing laws. It is simply untrue. It is the height of irony for liberals and Democrats, who are, as a group, generally softer on crime, to be so aggressive in promoting additional federal laws to prosecute people.