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In January of 2007, after the [[liberal]] takeover of the United States Congress, Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) introduced the Federal Hate Crime bill H.R. 254([http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:h.r.254:]) or the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007.  This law would bring a mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted or life, if "the acts committed in violation of this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill."

In January of 2007, after the [[Democrat|democratic]] takeover of the United States Congress, Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) introduced the Federal Hate Crime bill H.R. 254([http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:h.r.254:]) or the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007.  This law would bring a mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted or life, if "the acts committed in violation of this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill."

These penalties come into effect if an "actual or perceived" threat occurs.  Simply put, this creates a a special class of person that gets special rights and privileges.

These penalties come into effect if an "actual or perceived" threat occurs.  Simply put, this creates a a special class of person that gets special rights and privileges.