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Reply To Hate Crime Bill

Posted at 02:00 PM on May 21, 2009

I wrote several Goverment Officals the other day on the Hate Crime Bill. The senator Saxaby Chambliss Of Georgia wrote me back. Below is the email he sent me. Please read and pray for Georgia Senator on this issue. He is standing up for Georgia, He does not agree with this bill. Let us pray that the other Senators will feel the same way.

Dear Mr & Mrs.Pike:

Thankyou for contacting me regarding your thoughts on hate crime legislation. I appreciate hearing your concernson this matter.

There is little evidence that indicates that violent crimes motivated by "hate" go unpunished in theUnited States. Most states already have criminal laws that prohibit the anti-social behavior addressedby hate crime legislation - including laws against murder, rape, arson, assault, and battery.

I oppose the creation of Federal hate crime legislation for a variety of reasons. First, I do not believethe Federal government should interfere with the criminal laws already on the books in our states. Second,many hate crime bills attempt to establish a "protected class" of crime victims who would receive specialprotection under the law. And finally, we already have laws to prosecute individuals who commit violentcrimes. Those people guilty of violent crimes against anyone should be prosecuted under existing law.

Sincerly,

Saxaby Chambliss

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