The other day, flanked by the revolting Janet Reno, the President was once again fuming that Congress has yet to pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Clinton wants to set federal prosecutors on any criminal suspect whose motive may have been determined by the victim's ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or disability. These are not like other crimes, because these crimes target people simply because of who they are. They tend to rob little old ladies rather than Mike Tyson, say.
Rapists tend to target women, rather than men.
And so on. In May 1998 Clinton signed something called Executive Order 13083. When the matter to be regulated significantly or uniquely affects Indian tribal governments. Leave aside for a moment the dubious constitutionality of these proposals. Clinton's enthusiasm for repression is truly extraordinary.