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Line 1: − A hate crime is an unlawful act motivated by prejudice against a type of person or lifestyle. Hate crime legislation imposes additional punishment for crimes motivated by such prejudice.+ − Liberals promote hate crime legislation for two reasons: (1) to publicize and sometimes exaggerate the importance of prejudice and (2) to legitimize certain lifestyles by declaring them to be protected by law. Under the second reason, hate crime legislation is a stepping stone for a lifestyle to become protected under anti-discrimination laws.+ − A ladder to legislate social acceptance and promotion of a lifestyle would look like this: + + + + − bottom rung: hate crime legislation to recognize and accept the lifestyle + − middle rung: anti-discrimination legislation to favor and promote the lifestyle − top rung: affirmative action to fully promote the lifestyle − + + + + + + +
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A hate crime is an unlawful act motivated by prejudice against a type of person or lifestyle. Hate crime legislation imposes additional punishment for crimes motivated by such prejudice.
Liberals promote hate crime legislation for two reasons;
# to publicize and sometimes exaggerate the importance of prejudice and
# to legitimize certain lifestyles by declaring them to be protected by law.
Under the second reason, hate crime legislation is a stepping stone for a lifestyle to become protected under anti-discrimination laws.
A ladder to legislate social acceptance and promotion of a lifestyle would be as follows:
The new Speaker of the House for the 2007-2008 Congress, Nancy Pelosi, seeks to pass hate crime legislation proposed in the prior session of Congress in H.R.3132.
* '''Bottom Rung:''' hate crime legislation to recognize and accept the lifestyle.
* '''Middle Rung:''' anti-discrimination legislation to favor and promote the lifestyle.
* '''Top Rung:''' affirmative action to fully promote the lifestyle.
The new [[Speaker of the House]] for the 2007-2008 [[Congress]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], seeks to pass hate crime legislation proposed in the prior session of [[Congress]] in H.R.3132.
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